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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
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Etymology 2 edit

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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. (mediopassive) to gather wealth, grow wealthy
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Old Norse edit

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Etymology 1 edit

From Proto-Germanic *abnijaną.

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efna

  1. to perform, fulfil
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  • Icelandic: efna
  • Faroese: evna
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: evna, evne
  • Norwegian Bokmål: evne
  • Swedish: ämna
  • Danish: evne

Etymology 2 edit

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efna

  1. to prepare, make arrangements
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References edit

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