efna

Icelandic

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɛpna/
    Rhymes: -ɛpna

Etymology 1

Verb

efna (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative efndi, supine efnt)

  1. to carry out, to fulfil
  2. to keep (a promise, an appointment)
    Ég efni alltaf loforð mín.
    I always keep my promises.
  3. to prepare, to make arrangements
Conjugation
Synonyms
  • standa við

Etymology 2

Verb

efna (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative efnaði, supine efnað)

  1. to gather or choose material (for something)
  2. to prepare, to make arrangements
  3. (in the mediopassive) to gather wealth, grow wealthy
Conjugation

Old Norse

Etymology 1

From Proto-Germanic *abnijaną.

Verb

efna

  1. to perform, fulfil
Conjugation
Descendants

Etymology 2

Verb

efna

  1. to prepare, make arrangements
Conjugation

References

  • efna in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press
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