Icelandic edit

Etymology edit

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Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

stefna f (genitive singular stefnu, nominative plural stefnur)

  1. direction (where something is headed), course
  2. strategy
  3. policy
  4. movement, school (e.g. of art)
  5. convention, conference (large gathering)
  6. (law) subpoena, summons

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Derived terms edit

Verb edit

stefna (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative stefndi, supine stefnt)

  1. (intransitive) to head (somewhere)
  2. (intransitive) to aim (for something), direct one's course (somewhere)
  3. (transitive, with dative) to direct (something) (somewhere)
  4. (transitive, with dative) to summon (call to a meeting, etc.)
  5. (transitive, with dative, law) to summon to court, subpoena

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