fórn

See also: forn

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse fórn, from Proto-Germanic *fōrīniz, from *fōrijaną (whence Icelandic færa (“to move; to bring, offer, give”)).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /fourtn/
    Rhymes: -ourtn

Noun

fórn f (genitive singular fórnar, nominative plural fórnir)

  1. offering, sacrifice (something offered in worship)
  2. sacrifice (the act of sacrificing something in worship)
  3. sacrifice (contribution or service to a goal or cause at a significant personal cost)

Declension
declension of fórn
f-s2 singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative fórn fórnin fórnir fórnirnar
accusative fórn fórnina fórnir fórnirnar
dative fórn fórninni fórnum fórnunum
genitive fórnar fórnarinnar fórna fórnanna

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