nefna

== Icelandic == === Etymology === From Old Norse nefna, nemna, from Proto-Germanic *namnijaną. Cognate with Swedish nämna and English neven. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈnɛpna/ Rhymes: -ɛpna === Verb === nefna (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative nefndi, supine nefnt) to name (give a name to) [with accusative] Genesis 5:3 (Icelandic, English) to call (by name) [with accusative] to mention [with accusative] Synonym: geta to appoint, name [with accusative] Synonyms: útnefna, tilnefna ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Derived terms ==== ==== See also ==== skíra == Old Norse == === Etymology 1 === From Proto-Germanic *namnijaną. ==== Alternative forms ==== nemna ==== Verb ==== nefna (singular past indicative nefndi, plural past indicative nefndu, past participle nefndr) (transitive) to name Sigrdrífumál stanza 6: (transitive) to mention (transitive) to appoint (reflexive) to be called ===== Conjugation ===== ===== Descendants ===== === Etymology 2 === ==== Noun ==== nefna f (genitive nefnu) a naming a nomination ===== Declension ===== === Etymology 3 === See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. ==== Participle ==== nefna strong feminine accusative singular of nefndr strong masculine accusative plural of nefndr weak masculine oblique singular of nefndr weak feminine nominative singular of nefndr weak neuter singular of nefndr === Further reading === Zoëga, Geir T. (1910), “nefna”, in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press; also available at the Internet Archive