nepja

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse nepja (“chilliness, bitter cold”), from napr (“cold, chilly”) whence the Icelandic napur.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈnɛːpja/

  Rhymes: -ɛːpja

Noun

nepja f (genitive singular nepju, nominative plural nepjur)

1. nip, chill, chilliness, bitter cold, biting cold

   Synonym: kuldi

Declension

Declension of nepja (feminine)

	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	nepja	nepjan	nepjur	nepjurnar
accusative	nepju	nepjuna	nepjur	nepjurnar
dative	nepju	nepjunni	nepjum	nepjunum
genitive	nepju	nepjunnar	nepja	nepjanna

Old Norse

Etymology

From napr (“cold, chilly”) whence the Icelandic napur.

Noun

nepja f

1. chilliness, bitter cold

   En undir birtinguna andar köld nepja frá fljótinu.

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