kvánga

Old Norse

Etymology

From kván (wife).

Verb

kvánga

  1. (transitive) to make (a man) marry a woman
    Synonym: kvæna

Conjugation

Conjugation of kvánga — active (weak class 2)
infinitive kvánga
present participle kvángandi
past participle kvángaðr
indicative subjunctive
present past present past
1st person singular kvánga kvángaða kvánga kvángaða
2nd person singular kvángar kvángaðir kvángir kvángaðir
3rd person singular kvángar kvángaði kvángi kvángaði
1st person plural kvángum kvánguðum kvángim kvángaðim
2nd person plural kvángið kvánguðuð kvángið kvángaðið
3rd person plural kvánga kvánguðu kvángi kvángaði
imperative present
2nd person singular kvánga
1st person plural kvángum
2nd person plural kvángið
Conjugation of kvánga — mediopassive (weak class 2)
infinitive kvángask
present participle kvángandisk
past participle kvángazk
indicative subjunctive
present past present past
1st person singular kvángumk kvánguðumk kvángumk kvánguðumk
2nd person singular kvángask kvángaðisk kvángisk kvángaðisk
3rd person singular kvángask kvángaðisk kvángisk kvángaðisk
1st person plural kvángumsk kvánguðumsk kvángimsk kvángaðimsk
2nd person plural kvángizk kvánguðuzk kvángizk kvángaðizk
3rd person plural kvángask kvánguðusk kvángisk kvángaðisk
imperative present
2nd person singular kvángask
1st person plural kvángumsk
2nd person plural kvángizk

Derived terms

Further reading

  • Zoëga, Geir T. (1910) “kvánga”, in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 252; also available at the Internet Archive