kvæna

== Icelandic == === Etymology === From Old Norse kvæna, from kván (“wife”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈkʰvaiːna/ Rhymes: -aiːna === Verb === kvæna (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative kvænti, supine kvænt) (transitive, usually reflexive or mediopassive voice) to marry (a man) to a woman ==== Conjugation ==== == Old Norse == === Etymology === From kván (“wife”). === Verb === kvæna (transitive) to make (a man) marry a woman Synonym: kvánga (reflexive) to take a wife ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Derived terms ==== kvæning f === Further reading === Zoëga, Geir T. (1910), “kvæna”, in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 255; also available at the Internet Archive