efnan

== Old English == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈef.nɑn/, [ˈev.nɑn] === Etymology 1 === From Proto-West Germanic *abnijan (“to make, perform, execute”). Cognate with Old Norse efna (“to perform, fulfill, keep one's word”). ==== Alternative forms ==== æfnan ==== Verb ==== efnan to carry out; do; perform; execute; labour; achieve; show; fulfill to cause; endure; suffer ===== Conjugation ===== === Etymology 2 === From Proto-Germanic *ebnaijaną (“to make level, make even”), from *ebnaz (“even”). ==== Verb ==== efnan to throw down; prostrate; level; lay low; bring to a level with to make even; level to liken; compare ===== Conjugation =====