morgna

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Icelandic

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Noun

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morgna

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

Norwegian Nynorsk

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Old Norse morgna or morna, from morgunn.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /²mɔrɡnɑ/, /²mɔrnɑ/

Verb

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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 segwake up

Derived terms

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Old Norse

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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

Verb

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morgna

  1. (impersonal) to dawn (become morning)

Conjugation

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Synonyms

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Descendants

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References

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

Noun

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morgna

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