morgna

Icelandic

Noun

morgna

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

Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

  • menna, medna, mønne, mødna (dialectal)

Etymology

From Old Norse morgna or morna, from morgunn.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /²mɔrɡnɑ/, /²mɔrnɑ/

Verb

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

  • morgna seg

Old English

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈmorɡ.nɑ/, [ˈmorˠɣ.nɑ]

Noun

morgna

  1. genitive plural of morgen

Old Norse

Alternative forms

Etymology

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

Verb

morgna

  1. (impersonal) to dawn (become morning)
    Synonym: daga

Conjugation

Conjugation of morgna — impersonal, active (weak class 2)
infinitive morgna
past participle morgnaðr
indicative subjunctive
present past present past
3rd-person singular morgnar morgnaði morgni morgnaði

Descendants

  • Icelandic: morgna
  • Faroese: morgna
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: morgna; (dialectal) menna, medna, mønne, mødna
  • Swedish: morgna, morna
  • Danish: morgne

Further reading

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

Noun

morgna

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