nafn
Icelandic
Etymology
From Old Norse nafn, from Proto-Germanic *namô, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁nómn̥.
Pronunciation
Noun
nafn n (genitive singular nafns, nominative plural nöfn)
- a name
Declension
declension of nafn
Derived terms
Old Norse
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *namô (“name”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₁nómn̥ (“name”). Cognate with Old English nama, noma, Old Frisian noma, Old Saxon namo, Old Dutch namo, Old High German namo, Gothic 𐌽𐌰𐌼𐍉 (namō).
Noun
nafn n (genitive nafns, plural nǫfn)
Declension
Declension of nafn (strong a-stem)
Related terms
- nefna (“to name”)
Descendants
References
- “nafn”, in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press
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