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mennt

Icelandic

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Etymology

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From Old Norse mennt (“accomplishment”).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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mennt f (genitive singular menntar, nominative plural menntir)

  1. skill, craft
    Synonyms: kunnátta, færni
  2. education
    Synonym: menntun

Declension

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Declension of mennt (feminine)
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative mennt menntin menntir menntirnar
accusative mennt menntina menntir menntirnar
dative mennt menntinni menntum menntunum
genitive menntar menntarinnar mennta menntanna

Old Norse

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Etymology

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Likely a derivative of menna (“to make a man of, breed”), thus "forming a man" > "doing a thing worth commending" > "accomplishment".[1]

Noun

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mennt f

  1. accomplishment

Descendants

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  • Icelandic: mennt

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Ásgeir Blöndal Magnússon (1989) “mennt”, in Íslensk orðsifjabók, Reykjavík: Árni Magnússon Institute for Icelandic Studies, →ISBN (Available at Málið.is under the “Eldri orðabækur” tab.)

Further reading

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  • “mennt”, in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press
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