morgna

Icelandic

Noun

morgna

1. indefinite accusative plural of morgunn
2. indefinite genitive plural of morgunn

Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

• menna, medna, mønne, mødna (dialectal)

Etymology

From Old Norse morgna or morna, from morgunn.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /²mɔrɡnɑ/, /²mɔrnɑ/

Verb

morgna (present tense morgnar, past tense morgna, past participle morgna, passive infinitive morgnast, present participle morgnande, imperative morgna/morgn)

1. (impersonal) to dawn (become morning)
2. to give breakfast

   Friaren vart morgna.

   The suitor stayed the night and was given breakfast.

3. to eat breakfast

   Han har ikkje morgna.

   He hasn’t eaten breakfast.

4. (reflexive) to become fully awake in the morning

   morgna seg ― wake up

Derived terms

• morgna seg

Old Norse

Alternative forms

• morna (verb)

Etymology

From morginn (“morning”) + -a (“verbal ending”).

Verb

morgna

1. (impersonal) to dawn (become morning)

Conjugation

Conjugation of morgna — impersonal, active (weak class 2)

infinitive	morgna
past participle	morgnaðr
indicative	present	past
3rd-person singular	morgnar	morgnaði
subjunctive	present	past
3rd-person singular	morgni	morgnaði

Synonyms

• daga

Related terms

• morginn m (“morning”)

Descendants

• Icelandic: morgna
• Faroese: morgna
• Norwegian Nynorsk: morgna; (dialectal) menna, medna, mønne, mødna
• Swedish: morgna, morna
• Danish: morgne

References

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

Noun

morgna

1. accusative plural of morginn
2. genitive plural of morginn