hæna

See also: haena

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse hœna, from Proto-Germanic *hōnijǭ, related to *hanjō, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *kan- (to sing), *kana-.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈhaiːna/
    Rhymes: -aiːna

Noun

hæna f (genitive singular hænu, nominative plural hænur)

  1. a hen, a chicken
  2. (slang) a person who gets drunk from small amounts of alcohol

Declension

Derived terms

Verb

hæna (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative hændi, supine hænt)

  1. (transitive, governs the accusative) to lure, to attract

Conjugation

Derived terms

  • hæna að sér
  • hændur
  • hændur að
  • hænast að
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