stefna

== Icelandic == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [ˈstɛpna] Rhymes: -ɛpna === Etymology 1 === From Old Norse stefna, from Proto-Germanic *stabnijaz, *stabnijô (“fixed time”), from Proto-Indo-European *stebʰ- (“a stake, post; to support, stamp, insist, become angry”). ==== Noun ==== stefna f (genitive singular stefnu, nominative plural stefnur) direction (where something is headed), course strategy policy movement, school (e.g. of art) convention, conference (large gathering) (law) subpoena, summons ===== Declension ===== ===== Derived terms ===== === Etymology 2 === ==== Verb ==== stefna (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative stefndi, supine stefnt) (intransitive) to head (somewhere) (intransitive) to aim (for something), direct one's course (somewhere) to direct (something) (somewhere) [with dative] to summon (call to a meeting, etc.) [with dative] (law) to summon to court, subpoena [with dative] ===== Conjugation ===== == Old English == === Etymology === Weak variant of Old English stemn. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈstef.nɑ/, [ˈstev.nɑ] === Noun === stefna m (poetic) prow, stern ==== Declension ==== Weak: