See also: vinná

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vinna

  1. inflection of vinen:
    1. feminine singular
    2. neuter plural

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Etymology 1 edit

From Old Norse vinna.

Noun edit

vinna f (genitive singular vinnu, plural vinnur)

  1. business, acquisition, work, profession
  2. (archaic, agriculture) ploughing
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Declension of vinna
f1 singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative vinna vinnan vinnur vinnurnar
accusative vinnu vinnuna vinnur vinnurnar
dative vinnu vinnuni vinnum vinnunum
genitive vinnu vinnunnar vinna vinnanna
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Etymology 2 edit

From Old Norse vinna, from Proto-Germanic *winnaną, from Proto-Indo-European *wenh₁- (to strive, wish, desire, love). Related to Swedish vinna, Icelandic vinna, Norwegian Bokmål vinne, English win, Dutch winnen, and German gewinnen.

Verb edit

vinna (third person singular past indicative vann, third person plural past indicative vunnu, supine vunnið)

  1. to win
  2. to earn
  3. to get
  4. to work
Conjugation edit
Conjugation of vinna (group v-44)
infinitive vinna
supine vunnið
participle (a34)1 vinnandi vunnin
present past
first singular vinni vann
second singular vinnur vanst
third singular vinnur vann
plural vinna vunnu
imperative
singular vinn!
plural vinnið!
1Only the past participle being declined.

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Icelandic edit

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Etymology 1 edit

From Old Norse vinna.

Noun edit

vinna f (genitive singular vinnu, no plural)

  1. a job, an occupation, an employment
    hafa vinnu.
    To be employed.
  2. work, labour
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Etymology 2 edit

From Old Norse vinna, from Proto-Germanic *winnaną, from Proto-Indo-European *wenh₁- (to strive, wish, desire, love). Related to Faroese vinna, Swedish vinna, Norwegian Bokmål vinne, English win, Dutch winnen, and German gewinnen.

Verb edit

vinna (strong verb, third-person singular past indicative vann, third-person plural past indicative unnu, supine unnið)

  1. (intransitive) to work, to labour
    Ég nenni ekki að vinna.
    I don't want to work.
    Ég vinn allan daginn.
    I work all day.
  2. (transitive, with accusative) to do, to perform (e.g. a task)
  3. (intransitive) to win, to achieve victory
    Ég vann!
    I won!
  4. (transitive, with accusative) to win, to triumph in (e.g. a game)
    Við unnum keppnina.
    We won the tournament.
  5. (transitive, with accusative) to conquer, to beat, to defeat
    Fjölnismenn unnu Val 2–1 í gær.
    Fjölnir beat Valur 2–1 yesterday.
  6. (transitive, with accusative) to win, to obtain, to get
    Herinn vann borgina frá uppreisnarmönnunum.
    The army took the city from the rebels.
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  • vinne (e and split infinitives)

Etymology edit

From Old Norse vinna, from Proto-Germanic *winnaną. Akin to English win.

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Verb edit

vinna (present tense vinn, past tense vann, supine vunne, past participle vunnen, present participle vinnande, imperative vinn)

  1. (transitive, intransitive) to win

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  • (in intransitive meaning): sigra

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Etymology edit

From Proto-Germanic *winnaną, from Proto-Indo-European *wenh₁- (to strive, wish, desire, love). Compare Old English winnan, Old Saxon winnan, Old High German winnan, Gothic 𐍅𐌹𐌽𐌽𐌰𐌽 (winnan).

Verb edit

vinna (singular past indicative vann, plural past indicative unnu, past participle unninn)

  1. to accomplish

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  • Icelandic: vinna
  • Faroese: vinna
  • Norwegian: vinne
  • Old Swedish: vinna
  • Old Danish: winnæ

Old Swedish edit

Etymology edit

From Old Norse vinna, from Proto-Germanic *winnaną.

Verb edit

vinna

  1. to perform, to accomplish
  2. to undergo, to suffer
  3. to struggle, to toil
  4. to win, to gain

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Swedish edit

Etymology edit

From Old Swedish vinna, from Old Norse vinna, from Proto-Germanic *winnaną, from Proto-Indo-European *wenh₁- (to strive, wish, desire, love). Related to Icelandic vinna, Norwegian vinne, English win, Dutch winnen, and German gewinnen.

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vinna (present vinner, preterite vann, supine vunnit, imperative vinn)

  1. to win, to defeat, to beat
  2. to gain, to make a net profit, to receive as a benefit
    Vad vinner jag på det?
    What's in it for me?
    (literally, “What do I gain for it?”)

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