See also: maena

Icelandic

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Etymology

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From Old Norse mœna, from Proto-Germanic *mōnijaną- (to tower), from Proto-Indo-European *men-.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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mæna f (genitive singular mænu, nominative plural mænur)

  1. spinal cord

Declension

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Derived terms

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Verb

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mæna (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative mændi, supine mænt)

  1. to tower
    Hann mænir yfir mig.
    He towers over me.
  2. to stare
    Ég mændi á stöðuvatnið.
    I stared at the lake.

Conjugation

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