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nefna

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Icelandic

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Etymology

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From Old Norse nefna, nemna, from Proto-Germanic *namnijaną. Cognate with Swedish nämna and English neven.

Pronunciation

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Verb

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nefna (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative nefndi, supine nefnt)

  1. to name (give a name to) [with accusative]
    • Genesis 5:3 (Icelandic, English)
      Adam lifði hundrað og þrjátíu ár. Þá gat hann son í líking sinni, eftir sinni mynd, og nefndi hann Set.
      When Adam had lived 130 years, he had a son in his own likeness, in his own image; and he named him Seth.
  2. to call (by name) [with accusative]
  3. to mention [with accusative]
    Synonym: geta
  4. to appoint, name [with accusative]
    Synonyms: útnefna, tilnefna

Conjugation

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nefna – active voice (germynd)
infinitive nafnháttur nefna
supine sagnbót nefnt
present participle
nefnandi
indicative
subjunctive
present
past
present
past
singular ég nefni nefndi nefni nefndi
þú nefnir nefndir nefnir nefndir
hann, hún, það nefnir nefndi nefni nefndi
plural við nefnum nefndum nefnum nefndum
þið nefnið nefnduð nefnið nefnduð
þeir, þær, þau nefna nefndu nefni nefndu
imperative boðháttur
singular þú nefn (þú), nefndu
plural þið nefnið (þið), nefniði1
1 Spoken form, usually not written; in writing, the unappended plural form (optionally followed by the full pronoun) is preferred.
nefnast – mediopassive voice (miðmynd)
infinitive nafnháttur nefnast
supine sagnbót nefnst
present participle
nefnandist (rare; see appendix)
indicative
subjunctive
present
past
present
past
singular ég nefnist nefndist nefnist nefndist
þú nefnist nefndist nefnist nefndist
hann, hún, það nefnist nefndist nefnist nefndist
plural við nefnumst nefndumst nefnumst nefndumst
þið nefnist nefndust nefnist nefndust
þeir, þær, þau nefnast nefndust nefnist nefndust
imperative boðháttur
singular þú nefnst (þú), nefnstu
plural þið nefnist (þið), nefnisti1
1 Spoken form, usually not written; in writing, the unappended plural form (optionally followed by the full pronoun) is preferred.
nefndur — past participle (lýsingarháttur þátíðar)
strong declension
(sterk beyging)
singular (eintala) plural (fleirtala)
masculine
(karlkyn)
feminine
(kvenkyn)
neuter
(hvorugkyn)
masculine
(karlkyn)
feminine
(kvenkyn)
neuter
(hvorugkyn)
nominative
(nefnifall)
nefndur nefnd nefnt nefndir nefndar nefnd
accusative
(þolfall)
nefndan nefnda nefnt nefnda nefndar nefnd
dative
(þágufall)
nefndum nefndri nefndu nefndum nefndum nefndum
genitive
(eignarfall)
nefnds nefndrar nefnds nefndra nefndra nefndra
weak declension
(veik beyging)
singular (eintala) plural (fleirtala)
masculine
(karlkyn)
feminine
(kvenkyn)
neuter
(hvorugkyn)
masculine
(karlkyn)
feminine
(kvenkyn)
neuter
(hvorugkyn)
nominative
(nefnifall)
nefndi nefnda nefnda nefndu nefndu nefndu
accusative
(þolfall)
nefnda nefndu nefnda nefndu nefndu nefndu
dative
(þágufall)
nefnda nefndu nefnda nefndu nefndu nefndu
genitive
(eignarfall)
nefnda nefndu nefnda nefndu nefndu nefndu

Derived terms

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See also

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Old Norse

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Etymology 1

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From Proto-Germanic *namnijaną.

Alternative forms

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Verb

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nefna (singular past indicative nefndi, plural past indicative nefndu, past participle nefndr)

  1. (transitive) to name
    • Sigrdrífumál stanza 6:
      Sigrúnar þú skalt kunna,
      ef þú vilt sigr hafa,
      ok rísta á hialti hiǫrs,
      sumar á véttrimum,
      sumar á valbǫstum,
      ok nefna tysvar Tý.
      Victory runes you must know
      if you will have victory,
      and carve them on the sword's hilt,
      some on the grasp
      and some on the inlay,
      and name Tyr twice.
  2. (transitive) to mention
  3. (transitive) to appoint
  4. (reflexive) to be called
Conjugation
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Conjugation of nefna — active (weak class 1)
infinitive nefna
present participle nefnandi
past participle nefndr
indicative subjunctive
present past present past
1st person singular nefni nefnda nefna nefnda
2nd person singular nefnir nefndir nefnir nefndir
3rd person singular nefnir nefndi nefni nefndi
1st person plural nefnum nefndum nefnim nefndim
2nd person plural nefnið nefnduð nefnið nefndið
3rd person plural nefna nefndu nefni nefndi
imperative present
2nd person singular nefn, nefni
1st person plural nefnum
2nd person plural nefnið
Conjugation of nefna — mediopassive (weak class 1)
infinitive nefnask
present participle nefnandisk
past participle nefnzk
indicative subjunctive
present past present past
1st person singular nefnumk nefndumk nefnumk nefndumk
2nd person singular nefnisk nefndisk nefnisk nefndisk
3rd person singular nefnisk nefndisk nefnisk nefndisk
1st person plural nefnumsk nefndumsk nefnimsk nefndimsk
2nd person plural nefnizk nefnduzk nefnizk nefndizk
3rd person plural nefnask nefndusk nefnisk nefndisk
imperative present
2nd person singular nefnsk, nefnisk
1st person plural nefnumsk
2nd person plural nefnizk
Descendants
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  • Icelandic: nefna
  • Faroese: nevna
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: nemna, nemne
  • Norwegian Bokmål: nevne
  • Old Swedish: næmna
  • Danish: nævne

Etymology 2

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Noun

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nefna f (genitive nefnu)

  1. a naming
  2. a nomination
Declension
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Declension of nefna (weak ōn-stem)
feminine singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative nefna nefnan nefnur nefnurnar
accusative nefnu nefnuna nefnur nefnurnar
dative nefnu nefnunni nefnum nefnunum
genitive nefnu nefnunnar nefna nefnanna

Etymology 3

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See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Participle

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nefna

  1. strong feminine accusative singular of nefndr
  2. strong masculine accusative plural of nefndr
  3. weak masculine oblique singular of nefndr
  4. weak feminine nominative singular of nefndr
  5. weak neuter singular of nefndr

Further reading

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  • Zoëga, Geir T. (1910) “nefna”, in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press; also available at the Internet Archive