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efni

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Icelandic

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Etymology

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From Old Norse efni, from Proto-Germanic *abniją. Cognate with Faroese evni, Danish evne, Norwegian Nynorsk emne, Swedish ämne.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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efni n (genitive singular efnis, nominative plural efni)

  1. fabric
  2. substance, material
    1. chemical
  3. subject, matter, ingredient
  4. means

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Derived terms

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Old Norse

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Etymology

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From Proto-Germanic *abniją.

Noun

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efni n (genitive efnis)

  1. stuff, material
  2. matter of discourse
  3. matter, affair
  4. cause, reason
  5. state, condition, affair
  6. (plural only) means

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Descendants

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Further reading

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

Old Saxon

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Etymology

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From Proto-West Germanic *ebn, from Proto-Germanic *ebnaz. Related to evan.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈef.ni/, /ˈev.ni/

Adjective

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efni (comparative efniro, superlative efnist)

  1. plain

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