Icelandic

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Etymology

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From Old Norse hnefi, nefi, of unknown origin. Cognate with Faroese nevi, Danish næve, Swedish näve, Dalbian (Varmelandia) na’v.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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hnefi m (genitive singular hnefa, nominative plural hnefar)

  1. a fist
    Allir þögnuðu þegar hún sló hnefanum í borðið.
    Everybody went silent as she struck the table with her fist.
  2. a handful, a fistful, what a clenched fist can hold

Declension

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    Declension of hnefi
m-w1 singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative hnefi hnefinn hnefar hnefarnir
accusative hnefa hnefann hnefa hnefana
dative hnefa hnefanum hnefum hnefunum
genitive hnefa hnefans hnefa hnefanna

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