"hefna" meaning in Icelandic

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Verb

IPA: /ˈhɛpna/
Rhymes: -ɛpna Etymology: From Old Norse hefna, cognate with Danish hævne, Norwegian hevne, Swedish hämna, hämnas. Etymology templates: {{inh|is|non|hefna}} Old Norse hefna, {{cog|da|hævne}} Danish hævne, {{cog|no|hevne}} Norwegian hevne, {{cog|sv|hämna}} Swedish hämna Head templates: {{head|is|verb}} hefna, {{is-verb|hefndi|hefnt}} hefna
  1. to avenge, revenge Derived forms: hefna sín á, hefnast Related terms: hefnd [noun]
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Download raw JSONL data for hefna meaning in Icelandic (1.3kB)

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