morgna
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Icelandic
Noun
morgna
Norwegian Nynorsk
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Old Norse morgna or morna, from morgunn.
Pronunciation
Verb
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
Old Norse
Alternative forms
- morna (verb)
Etymology
From morginn (“morning”) + -a (“verbal ending”).
Verb
morgna
- (impersonal) to dawn (become morning)
Conjugation
Conjugation of morgna — impersonal, active (weak class 2)
Synonyms
Related terms
- morginn m (“morning”)
Descendants
- Icelandic: morgna
- Faroese: morgna
- Norwegian Nynorsk: morgna; (dialectal) menna, medna, mønne, mødna
- Swedish: morgna, morna
- Danish: morgne
References
- “morgna”, in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press
Noun
morgna
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