fǫlna

See also: folna, fölna, and følna

Old Norse

Etymology

From the adjective fǫlr +‎ -na.

Verb

fǫlna

  1. (intransitive) to grow pale
  2. (intransitive) to wither

Conjugation

Conjugation of fǫlna — active (weak class 2)
infinitive fǫlna
present participle fǫlnandi
past participle fǫlnaðr
indicative subjunctive
present past present past
1st person singular fǫlna fǫlnaða fǫlna fǫlnaða
2nd person singular fǫlnar fǫlnaðir fǫlnir fǫlnaðir
3rd person singular fǫlnar fǫlnaði fǫlni fǫlnaði
1st person plural fǫlnum fǫlnuðum fǫlnim fǫlnaðim
2nd person plural fǫlnið fǫlnuðuð fǫlnið fǫlnaðið
3rd person plural fǫlna fǫlnuðu fǫlni fǫlnaði
imperative present
2nd person singular fǫlna
1st person plural fǫlnum
2nd person plural fǫlnið
Conjugation of fǫlna — mediopassive (weak class 2)
infinitive fǫlnask
present participle fǫlnandisk
past participle fǫlnazk
indicative subjunctive
present past present past
1st person singular fǫlnumk fǫlnuðumk fǫlnumk fǫlnuðumk
2nd person singular fǫlnask fǫlnaðisk fǫlnisk fǫlnaðisk
3rd person singular fǫlnask fǫlnaðisk fǫlnisk fǫlnaðisk
1st person plural fǫlnumsk fǫlnuðumsk fǫlnimsk fǫlnaðimsk
2nd person plural fǫlnizk fǫlnuðuzk fǫlnizk fǫlnaðizk
3rd person plural fǫlnask fǫlnuðusk fǫlnisk fǫlnaðisk
imperative present
2nd person singular fǫlnask
1st person plural fǫlnumsk
2nd person plural fǫlnizk

Derived terms

  • fǫlnan f

Descendants

  • Icelandic: fölna
  • Faroese: følna
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: folna, folne (e- and split infinitives)
  • Swedish: falna
  • Danish: falme
    • Norwegian Bokmål: falme
      • Norwegian Nynorsk: falme

Further reading

  • Zoëga, Geir T. (1910) “fölna”, in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 157; also available at the Internet Archive