"hefnd" meaning in Icelandic

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Noun

IPA: /ˈhɛmt/ Audio: Is-hefnd.ogg
Rhymes: -ɛmt Etymology: Deverbal from hefna. Also inherited from Old Norse hefnd (“revenge, vengeance”). Etymology templates: {{deverbal|is|hefna}} Deverbal from hefna, {{inh|is|non|hefnd||revenge, vengeance}} Old Norse hefnd (“revenge, vengeance”) Head templates: {{is-noun|@@}} hefnd f (genitive singular hefndar, nominative plural hefndir) Inflection templates: {{is-ndecl|f}} Forms: hefndar [genitive, singular], hefndir [nominative, plural], no-table-tags [table-tags], hefnd [indefinite, nominative, singular], hefndin [definite, nominative, singular], hefndir [indefinite, nominative, plural], hefndirnar [definite, nominative, plural], hefnd [accusative, indefinite, singular], hefndina [accusative, definite, singular], hefndir [accusative, indefinite, plural], hefndirnar [accusative, definite, plural], hefnd [dative, indefinite, singular], hefndinni [dative, definite, singular], hefndum [dative, indefinite, plural], hefndunum [dative, definite, plural], hefndar [genitive, indefinite, singular], hefndarinnar [definite, genitive, singular], hefnda [genitive, indefinite, plural], hefndanna [definite, genitive, plural]
  1. revenge, vengeance Tags: feminine Derived forms: hefndarþorsti Related terms: gjalda í sömu mynt, gjalda líku líkt, hefna sín, svara í sömu mynt
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  "pos": "noun",
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          "word": "gjalda í sömu mynt"
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      "source": "declension",
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      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
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        "definite",
        "singular"
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      "form": "hefndum",
      "source": "declension",
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        "plural"
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        "plural"
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        "singular"
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      "form": "hefndarinnar",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
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        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "hefnda",
      "source": "declension",
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        "genitive",
        "indefinite",
        "plural"
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      "word": "gjalda í sömu mynt"
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      "word": "gjalda líku líkt"
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      "word": "hefna sín"
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