hnefi
Icelandic
Etymology
From Old Norse hnefi, nefi, of unknown origin. Cognate with Faroese nevi, Danish næve, Swedish näve, Dalbian (Varmelandia) na’v.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈn̥ɛːvɪ/
- Rhymes: -ɛːvɪ
Noun
hnefi m (genitive singular hnefa, nominative plural hnefar)
- fist
- Synonyms: knefi, kreppt hönd
- Allir þögnuðu þegar hún sló hnefanum í borðið.
- Everybody went silent as she struck the table with her fist.
- handful, fistful (what a clenched fist can hold)
- Synonyms: hnefafylli, handfylli, hnefi, lúka
Declension
| singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | hnefi | hnefinn | hnefar | hnefarnir |
| accusative | hnefa | hnefann | hnefa | hnefana |
| dative | hnefa | hnefanum | hnefum | hnefunum |
| genitive | hnefa | hnefans | hnefa | hnefanna |
Derived terms
- hnefahögg
- hnefaleikar
- hnefatafl
- kreppa hnefann
- með hnúum og hnefum
- steyta hnefann (“to make a fist”)
- stýfa úr hnefa