morgna

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Icelandic

Noun

morgna

  1. indefinite accusative plural of morgunn
  2. indefinite genitive plural of morgunn

Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old Norse morgna or morna, from morgunn.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /²mɔrɡnɑ/, /²mɔrnɑ/

Verb

morgna (present tense morgnar, past tense morgna, past participle morgna, passive infinitive morgnast, present participle morgnande, imperative morgna/morgn)

  1. (impersonal) to dawn (become morning)
  2. to give breakfast
    Friaren vart morgna.
    The suitor stayed the night and was given breakfast.
  3. to eat breakfast
    Han har ikkje morgna.
    He hasn’t eaten breakfast.
  4. (reflexive) to become fully awake in the morning
    morgna seg ― wake up

Derived terms

Old Norse

Alternative forms

Etymology

From morginn (“morning”) + -a (“verbal ending”).

Verb

morgna

  1. (impersonal) to dawn (become morning)

Conjugation

Conjugation of morgna — impersonal, active (weak class 2)
infinitive morgna
past participle morgnaðr
indicative present past
3rd-person singular morgnar morgnaði
subjunctive present past
3rd-person singular morgni morgnaði

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Descendants

References

  • “morgna”, in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press

Noun

morgna

  1. accusative plural of morginn
  2. genitive plural of morginn
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