From Old Norse stofna, from Old Norse stofn (“stem, shoot, offspring”), from Proto-Germanic *stōmną (“offshoot, stem”), probably from *stōmô (“basis, matter”). Cognate with Icelandic stofna (“to establish”), Old English stofn (“sapling, sprout, shoot, twig”).
stovna (third person singular past indicative stovnaði, third person plural past indicative stovnað, supine stovnað)
| Conjugation of stovna (group v-30) | ||
|---|---|---|
| infinitive | stovna | |
| supine | stovnað | |
| participle (a6)1 | stovnandi | stovnaður |
| present | past | |
| first singular | stovni | stovnaði |
| second singular | stovnar | stovnaði |
| third singular | stovnar | stovnaði |
| plural | stovna | stovnaðu |
| imperative | ||
| singular | stovna! | |
| plural | stovnið! | |
| 1Only the past participle being declined. | ||