þéna

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See also: thena

Old Norse

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle Low German þēnen, dēnen (“to serve”), from Old Saxon thionon.[1]

Verb

þéna

  1. to serve

Conjugation

Conjugation of þéna — active (weak class 1)
infinitive þéna
present participle þénandi
past participle þéntr
indicative present past
1st-person singular þéni þénta
2nd-person singular þénir þéntir
3rd-person singular þénir þénti
1st-person plural þénum þéntum
2nd-person plural þénið þéntuð
3rd-person plural þéna þéntu
subjunctive present past
1st-person singular þéna þénta
2nd-person singular þénir þéntir
3rd-person singular þéni þénti
1st-person plural þénim þéntim
2nd-person plural þénið þéntið
3rd-person plural þéni þénti
imperative present
2nd-person singular þén, þéni
1st-person plural þénum
2nd-person plural þénið
Conjugation of þéna — mediopassive (weak class 1)
infinitive þénask
present participle þénandisk
past participle þénzk
indicative present past
1st-person singular þénumk þéntumk
2nd-person singular þénisk þéntisk
3rd-person singular þénisk þéntisk
1st-person plural þénumsk þéntumsk
2nd-person plural þénizk þéntuzk
3rd-person plural þénask þéntusk
subjunctive present past
1st-person singular þénumk þéntumk
2nd-person singular þénisk þéntisk
3rd-person singular þénisk þéntisk
1st-person plural þénimsk þéntimsk
2nd-person plural þénizk þéntizk
3rd-person plural þénisk þéntisk
imperative present
2nd-person singular þénsk, þénisk
1st-person plural þénumsk
2nd-person plural þénizk
Conjugation of þéna — active (weak class 2)
infinitive þéna
present participle þénandi
past participle þénaðr
indicative present past
1st-person singular þéna þénaða
2nd-person singular þénar þénaðir
3rd-person singular þénar þénaði
1st-person plural þénum þénuðum
2nd-person plural þénið þénuðuð
3rd-person plural þéna þénuðu
subjunctive present past
1st-person singular þéna þénaða
2nd-person singular þénir þénaðir
3rd-person singular þéni þénaði
1st-person plural þénim þénaðim
2nd-person plural þénið þénaðið
3rd-person plural þéni þénaði
imperative present
2nd-person singular þéna
1st-person plural þénum
2nd-person plural þénið
Conjugation of þéna — mediopassive (weak class 2)
infinitive þénask
present participle þénandisk
past participle þénazk
indicative present past
1st-person singular þénumk þénuðumk
2nd-person singular þénask þénaðisk
3rd-person singular þénask þénaðisk
1st-person plural þénumsk þénuðumsk
2nd-person plural þénizk þénuðuzk
3rd-person plural þénask þénuðusk
subjunctive present past
1st-person singular þénumk þénuðumk
2nd-person singular þénisk þénaðisk
3rd-person singular þénisk þénaðisk
1st-person plural þénimsk þénaðimsk
2nd-person plural þénizk þénaðizk
3rd-person plural þénisk þénaðisk
imperative present
2nd-person singular þénask
1st-person plural þénumsk
2nd-person plural þénizk

Derived terms

Descendants

See at þjóna.

References

  1. ^ Ásgeir Blöndal Magnússon (1989) Íslensk orðsifjabók, Reykjavík: Árni Magnússon Institute for Icelandic Studies, →ISBN, page 1175 (Available at Málið.is under the “Eldri orðabækur” tab.)

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