hafna

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See also: ħafna

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From Old Norse hafna.

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hafna (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative hafnaði, supine hafnað)

  1. (transitive, with dative) to reject

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hafna (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative hafnaði, supine hafnað)

  1. (reflexive) to dock
  2. (reflexive) to establish oneself
  3. (intransitive) to end up, wind up (somewhere)

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Old Norse[edit]

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hafna

  1. (transitive, with dative) to reject, forsake
    • c. 1220, Snorri Sturluson, Heimskringla: the Saw of Hákon the Good
      at allir menn skyldu kristnask láta ok trúa á einn guð, Krist Máríu son, en hafna blótum ǫllum ok heiðnum goðum.
      that all men had to let themselves be christened and believe in one god, Christ son of Mary—but forsake all sacrifices and heathen gods.

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