fórn

See also: forn

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse fórn, from Proto-Germanic *fōrīniz, from *fōrijaną (whence Icelandic færa (“to move; to bring, offer, give”)).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /fou(r)t⁽ʰ⁾n/
    Rhymes: -ourtn

Noun

fórn f (genitive singular fórnar, nominative plural fórnir)

  1. offering, sacrifice (something offered in worship)
  2. sacrifice (the act of sacrificing something in worship)
  3. sacrifice (contribution or service to a goal or cause at a significant personal cost)

Declension

Declension of fórn (feminine)
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative fórn fórnin fórnir fórnirnar
accusative fórn fórnina fórnir fórnirnar
dative fórn fórninni fórnum fórnunum
genitive fórnar fórnarinnar fórna fórnanna

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