morgna
Icelandic edit
Noun edit
morgna
Norwegian Nynorsk edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
From Old Norse morgna or morna, from morgunn.
Pronunciation edit
Verb edit
morgna (present tense morgnar, past tense morgna, past participle morgna, passive infinitive morgnast, present participle morgnande, imperative morgna/morgn)
- (impersonal) to dawn (become morning)
- to give breakfast
- Friaren vart morgna.
- The suitor stayed the night and was given breakfast.
- to eat breakfast
- Han har ikkje morgna.
- He hasn’t eaten breakfast.
- (reflexive) to become fully awake in the morning
- morgna seg ― wake up
Derived terms edit
Old Norse edit
Alternative forms edit
- morna (verb)
Etymology edit
From morginn (“morning”) + -a (“verbal ending”).
Verb edit
morgna
- (impersonal) to dawn (become morning)
Conjugation edit
Conjugation of morgna — impersonal, active (weak class 2)
Synonyms edit
Related terms edit
- morginn m (“morning”)
Descendants edit
- Icelandic: morgna
- Faroese: morgna
- Norwegian Nynorsk: morgna; (dialectal) menna, medna, mønne, mødna
- Swedish: morgna, morna
- Danish: morgne
References edit
- “morgna”, in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press
Noun edit
morgna