"efni" meaning in Old Norse

See efni in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Etymology: From Proto-Germanic *abniją. Etymology templates: {{root|non|ine-pro|*h₃ep-}}, {{inh|non|gem-pro|*abniją}} Proto-Germanic *abniją Head templates: {{head|non|noun|genitive|efnis|or|||{{{datacc}}}||{{{dative}}}||{{{3}}}|or|||{{{ap}}}|g=n|g2=|head=|sort=|tr=}} efni n (genitive efnis), {{non-noun|n|efnis}} efni n (genitive efnis) Inflection templates: {{non-decl-n-ja|efn|efn}}, {{non-decl-blank-full|apd=efnin|api=efni|asd=efnit|asi=efni|dpd=efnunum|dpi=efnum|dsd=efninu|dsi=efni|g=neuter|gpd=efnanna|gpi=efna|gsd=efnisins|gsi=efnis|notes=|npd=efnin|npi=efni|nsd=efnit|nsi=efni|stem=strong ija-stem|title=efni}}, {{non-decl-cell|efni|nsi}}, {{non-decl-cell|efnit|nsd}}, {{non-decl-cell|efni|npi}}, {{non-decl-cell|efnin|npd}}, {{non-decl-cell|efni|asi}}, {{non-decl-cell|efnit|asd}}, {{non-decl-cell|efni|api}}, {{non-decl-cell|efnin|apd}}, {{non-decl-cell|efni|dsi}}, {{non-decl-cell|efninu|dsd}}, {{non-decl-cell|efnum|dpi}}, {{non-decl-cell|efnunum|dpd}}, {{non-decl-cell|efnis|gsi}}, {{non-decl-cell|efnisins|gsd}}, {{non-decl-cell|efna|gpi}}, {{non-decl-cell|efnanna|gpd}} Forms: efnis [genitive], no-table-tags [table-tags], efni [indefinite, nominative, singular], efnit [definite, nominative, singular], efni [indefinite, nominative, plural], efnin [definite, nominative, plural], efni [accusative, indefinite, singular], efnit [accusative, definite, singular], efni [accusative, indefinite, plural], efnin [accusative, definite, plural], efni [dative, indefinite, singular], efninu [dative, definite, singular], efnum [dative, indefinite, plural], efnunum [dative, definite, plural], efnis [genitive, indefinite, singular], efnisins [definite, genitive, singular], efna [genitive, indefinite, plural], efnanna [definite, genitive, plural]
  1. stuff, material Tags: neuter
    Sense id: en-efni-non-noun-4Wmcg0Fq
  2. matter of discourse Tags: neuter
    Sense id: en-efni-non-noun--zwZuKZ2 Categories (other): Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 4 4 4 13 17 4 13 5 13 5 17 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 4 4 4 13 17 4 12 5 12 5 17
  3. matter, affair Tags: neuter
    Sense id: en-efni-non-noun-eLexKACB
  4. cause, reason Tags: neuter
    Sense id: en-efni-non-noun-P7lx6SUB Categories (other): Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries, Old Norse entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 4 4 4 13 17 4 13 5 13 5 17 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 4 4 4 13 17 4 12 5 12 5 17 Disambiguation of Old Norse entries with incorrect language header: 4 20 10 33 8 25
  5. state, condition, affair Tags: neuter
    Sense id: en-efni-non-noun-bAe7-PuQ
  6. (plural only) means Tags: neuter, plural, plural-only
    Sense id: en-efni-non-noun-cDMtVZJp Categories (other): Old Norse pluralia tantum, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 4 4 4 13 17 4 13 5 13 5 17 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 4 4 4 13 17 4 12 5 12 5 17
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: efna
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      "word": "efni"
    },
    {
      "lang": "Faroese",
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    },
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    {
      "form": "efnis",
      "tags": [
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "declension",
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        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "non-decl-n-ja",
      "source": "declension",
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        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "efni",
      "source": "declension",
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        "indefinite",
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "efnit",
      "source": "declension",
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        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "efni",
      "source": "declension",
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        "plural"
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      "form": "efnin",
      "source": "declension",
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        "definite",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
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    },
    {
      "form": "efni",
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        "indefinite",
        "singular"
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      "source": "declension",
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        "singular"
      ]
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      "source": "declension",
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        "indefinite",
        "plural"
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      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "efni",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "indefinite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "efninu",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "definite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "efnum",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "indefinite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "efnunum",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "efnis",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "indefinite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "efnisins",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "efna",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "indefinite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "efnanna",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
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        "11": "",
        "12": "{{{3}}}",
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        "14": "",
        "15": "",
        "16": "{{{ap}}}",
        "2": "noun",
        "3": "genitive",
        "4": "efnis",
        "5": "or",
        "6": "",
        "7": "",
        "8": "{{{datacc}}}",
        "9": "",
        "g": "n",
        "g2": "",
        "head": "",
        "sort": "",
        "tr": ""
      },
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      "name": "head"
    },
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      },
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        "notes": "",
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    },
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      "args": {
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    },
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    },
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      "args": {
        "1": "efnis",
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      "name": "non-decl-cell"
    },
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      "args": {
        "1": "efnisins",
        "2": "gsd"
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        "1": "efna",
        "2": "gpi"
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        "1": "efnanna",
        "2": "gpd"
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      "name": "non-decl-cell"
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  "lang": "Old Norse",
  "lang_code": "non",
  "pos": "noun",
  "related": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "efna"
    }
  ],
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    {
      "glosses": [
        "stuff, material"
      ],
      "id": "en-efni-non-noun-4Wmcg0Fq",
      "links": [
        [
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          "stuff"
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        [
          "material",
          "material"
        ]
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        "neuter"
      ]
    },
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          "_dis": "4 4 4 13 17 4 13 5 13 5 17",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 3 entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "4 4 4 13 17 4 12 5 12 5 17",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "matter of discourse"
      ],
      "id": "en-efni-non-noun--zwZuKZ2",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ]
    },
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      "glosses": [
        "matter, affair"
      ],
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        [
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        [
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          "reason"
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      ],
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        [
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          "condition"
        ]
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        "neuter"
      ]
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        "(plural only) means"
      ],
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        "plural",
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  ],
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}
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    "Old Norse neuter ija-stem nouns",
    "Old Norse neuter nouns",
    "Old Norse nouns",
    "Old Norse terms derived from Proto-Germanic",
    "Old Norse terms derived from Proto-Indo-European",
    "Old Norse terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *h₃ep-",
    "Old Norse terms inherited from Proto-Germanic",
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    "Pages with entries"
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      "word": "efni"
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    {
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    },
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      "lang": "Norn",
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      "word": "even"
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            "borrowed"
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          ],
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          "lang_code": "da",
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            "borrowed"
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              "lang_code": "nb",
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            }
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          "lang_code": "da",
          "raw_tags": [
            "borrowed"
          ],
          "word": "emne"
        }
      ],
      "lang": "Norwegian",
      "lang_code": "nn",
      "word": "ebne"
    },
    {
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        {
          "lang": "Swedish",
          "lang_code": "sv",
          "word": "ämne"
        }
      ],
      "lang": "Old Swedish",
      "lang_code": "gmq-osw",
      "word": "æfni"
    },
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          "lang_code": "nb",
          "word": "evne"
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          "lang": "Norwegian Nynorsk",
          "lang_code": "nn",
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        }
      ],
      "lang": "Danish",
      "lang_code": "da",
      "word": "evne"
    },
    {
      "lang": "Gutnish",
      "lang_code": "gmq-gut",
      "word": "ämne"
    },
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      "descendants": [
        {
          "lang": "Scots",
          "lang_code": "sco",
          "word": "evyne"
        },
        {
          "lang": "Scots",
          "lang_code": "sco",
          "word": "evyn"
        },
        {
          "lang": "Scots",
          "lang_code": "sco",
          "word": "evin"
        }
      ],
      "lang": "Middle English",
      "lang_code": "enm",
      "raw_tags": [
        "borrowed"
      ],
      "word": "efne"
    },
    {
      "descendants": [
        {
          "lang": "Scots",
          "lang_code": "sco",
          "word": "evyne"
        },
        {
          "lang": "Scots",
          "lang_code": "sco",
          "word": "evyn"
        },
        {
          "lang": "Scots",
          "lang_code": "sco",
          "word": "evin"
        }
      ],
      "lang": "Middle English",
      "lang_code": "enm",
      "raw_tags": [
        "borrowed"
      ],
      "word": "efene"
    },
    {
      "descendants": [
        {
          "lang": "Scots",
          "lang_code": "sco",
          "word": "evyne"
        },
        {
          "lang": "Scots",
          "lang_code": "sco",
          "word": "evyn"
        },
        {
          "lang": "Scots",
          "lang_code": "sco",
          "word": "evin"
        }
      ],
      "lang": "Middle English",
      "lang_code": "enm",
      "raw_tags": [
        "borrowed"
      ],
      "word": "evene"
    },
    {
      "descendants": [
        {
          "lang": "Scots",
          "lang_code": "sco",
          "word": "evyne"
        },
        {
          "lang": "Scots",
          "lang_code": "sco",
          "word": "evyn"
        },
        {
          "lang": "Scots",
          "lang_code": "sco",
          "word": "evin"
        }
      ],
      "lang": "Middle English",
      "lang_code": "enm",
      "raw_tags": [
        "borrowed"
      ],
      "word": "even"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "non",
        "2": "ine-pro",
        "3": "*h₃ep-"
      },
      "expansion": "",
      "name": "root"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "non",
        "2": "gem-pro",
        "3": "*abniją"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Germanic *abniją",
      "name": "inh"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Proto-Germanic *abniją.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "efnis",
      "tags": [
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "non-decl-n-ja",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "efni",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "indefinite",
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "efnit",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "efni",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "indefinite",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "efnin",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "efni",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "indefinite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "efnit",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "definite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "efni",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "indefinite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "efnin",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "efni",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "indefinite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "efninu",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "definite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "efnum",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "indefinite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "efnunum",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "efnis",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "indefinite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "efnisins",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "efna",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "indefinite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "efnanna",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "non",
        "10": "{{{dative}}}",
        "11": "",
        "12": "{{{3}}}",
        "13": "or",
        "14": "",
        "15": "",
        "16": "{{{ap}}}",
        "2": "noun",
        "3": "genitive",
        "4": "efnis",
        "5": "or",
        "6": "",
        "7": "",
        "8": "{{{datacc}}}",
        "9": "",
        "g": "n",
        "g2": "",
        "head": "",
        "sort": "",
        "tr": ""
      },
      "expansion": "efni n (genitive efnis)",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "n",
        "2": "efnis"
      },
      "expansion": "efni n (genitive efnis)",
      "name": "non-noun"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "efn",
        "2": "efn"
      },
      "name": "non-decl-n-ja"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "apd": "efnin",
        "api": "efni",
        "asd": "efnit",
        "asi": "efni",
        "dpd": "efnunum",
        "dpi": "efnum",
        "dsd": "efninu",
        "dsi": "efni",
        "g": "neuter",
        "gpd": "efnanna",
        "gpi": "efna",
        "gsd": "efnisins",
        "gsi": "efnis",
        "notes": "",
        "npd": "efnin",
        "npi": "efni",
        "nsd": "efnit",
        "nsi": "efni",
        "stem": "strong ija-stem",
        "title": "efni"
      },
      "name": "non-decl-blank-full"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "efni",
        "2": "nsi"
      },
      "name": "non-decl-cell"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "efnit",
        "2": "nsd"
      },
      "name": "non-decl-cell"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "efni",
        "2": "npi"
      },
      "name": "non-decl-cell"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "efnin",
        "2": "npd"
      },
      "name": "non-decl-cell"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "efni",
        "2": "asi"
      },
      "name": "non-decl-cell"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "efnit",
        "2": "asd"
      },
      "name": "non-decl-cell"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "efni",
        "2": "api"
      },
      "name": "non-decl-cell"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "efnin",
        "2": "apd"
      },
      "name": "non-decl-cell"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "efni",
        "2": "dsi"
      },
      "name": "non-decl-cell"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "efninu",
        "2": "dsd"
      },
      "name": "non-decl-cell"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "efnum",
        "2": "dpi"
      },
      "name": "non-decl-cell"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "efnunum",
        "2": "dpd"
      },
      "name": "non-decl-cell"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "efnis",
        "2": "gsi"
      },
      "name": "non-decl-cell"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "efnisins",
        "2": "gsd"
      },
      "name": "non-decl-cell"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "efna",
        "2": "gpi"
      },
      "name": "non-decl-cell"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "efnanna",
        "2": "gpd"
      },
      "name": "non-decl-cell"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Old Norse",
  "lang_code": "non",
  "pos": "noun",
  "related": [
    {
      "word": "efna"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "stuff, material"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "stuff",
          "stuff"
        ],
        [
          "material",
          "material"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "matter of discourse"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "matter, affair"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "matter",
          "matter"
        ],
        [
          "affair",
          "affair"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "cause, reason"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "cause",
          "cause"
        ],
        [
          "reason",
          "reason"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "state, condition, affair"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "state",
          "state"
        ],
        [
          "condition",
          "condition"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Old Norse pluralia tantum"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "means"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "means",
          "means"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(plural only) means"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "neuter",
        "plural",
        "plural-only"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "efni"
}

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