nepja

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse nepja (“chilliness, bitter cold”), from napr (“cold, chilly”) whence the Icelandic napur.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈnɛːpja/
    Rhymes: -ɛːpja

Noun

nepja f (genitive singular nepju, nominative plural nepjur)

  1. nip, chill, chilliness, bitter cold, biting cold
    Synonym: kuldi

Declension

Declension of nepja (feminine)
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative nepja nepjan nepjur nepjurnar
accusative nepju nepjuna nepjur nepjurnar
dative nepju nepjunni nepjum nepjunum
genitive nepju nepjunnar nepja nepjanna

Old Norse

Etymology

From napr (“cold, chilly”) whence the Icelandic napur.

Noun

nepja f

  1. chilliness, bitter cold
    En undir birtinguna andar köld nepja frá fljótinu.
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