Dictionary:finna

Nynorn

Etymology

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Shetland use

An Etymological Dictionary of the Norn Language in Shetland (1928–1932)

Jakobsen, Jakob

finn [fɩn], vb., 1) vb. a., to find, O.N. finna. 2) vb. a., to be sensible of, to feel, = O.N. finna, finna til; I fann de gof o’ his breath, I felt his strong breath on my face (Y^h.); to finn cauld [‘cold’], to feel cold. 3) vb. n., to feel; to f. weel [‘well’], to feel well, to f. ill, to feel ill, to be indisposed; I finn no [‘not’] very weel; hoo (foo) finns du? hoo (foo)’s du finnin? how are you? (Fe.). No. finna seg, to feel. — The old inflection is partly preserved in the Shetl. verb.; impf.: fann [fan] = O.N. fann, found; perf. part.: fonn [fȯn] = O.N. funninn, found.

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Verb

finna

1. find

Inflection

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Synonyms

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