evne
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Danish[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
From Old Norse efni n (“material, ressources, matter”), from Proto-Germanic *abniją, cognate with Swedish ämne (“subject”), doublet of emne (“subject”). Related to the verb.
Noun[edit]
evne c (singular definite evnen, plural indefinite evner)
Declension[edit]
Declension of evne
Etymology 2[edit]
From Old Norse efna, from Proto-Germanic *abnijaną (“to perform”), cognate with Swedish ämna.
Verb[edit]
evne (past tense evnede, past participle evnet)
- to be able to
- to be capable of
Conjugation[edit]
Inflection of evne
Middle English[edit]
Noun[edit]
evne
- Alternative form of hevene
Norwegian Bokmål[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Danish evne, from Old Norse efni. Cognate with Swedish ämne (“subject”), doublet of emne (“subject”).
Noun[edit]
evne f or m (definite singular evna or evnen, indefinite plural evner, definite plural evnene)
Derived terms[edit]
References[edit]
- “evne” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Danish evne; doublet of emne.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
evne f (definite singular evna, indefinite plural evner, definite plural evnene)
Derived terms[edit]
Related terms[edit]
- evna (“to be able to”)
References[edit]
- “evne” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
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