efna

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Icelandic

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Verb

efna (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative efndi, supine efnt)

  1. to carry out, to fulfil
  2. to keep (a promise, an appointment)
    Ég efni alltaf loforð mín.
    I always keep my promises.
  3. to prepare, to make arrangements
Conjugation
Synonyms

Etymology 2

Verb

efna (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative efnaði, supine efnað)

  1. to gather or choose material (for something)
  2. to prepare, to make arrangements
  3. (mediopassive) to gather wealth, grow wealthy
Conjugation

Old Norse

Etymology 1

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From Proto-Germanic *abnijaną.

Verb

efna

  1. to perform, fulfil
Conjugation
Descendants
  • Icelandic: efna
  • Faroese: evna
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: evna, evne
  • Norwegian Bokmål: evne
  • Swedish: ämna
  • Danish: evne

Etymology 2

Verb

efna

  1. to prepare, make arrangements
Conjugation

References

  • efna”, in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press