unna

See also: unná, uṇṇa, uṇṇā, una, and Unna

Etymology

Inherited from Old Norse unna, from Proto-Germanic *unnaną. Cognate with Icelandic unna, Danish unde, Norwegian unne, related to Danish yndig, ynde, gunst, Swedish verb gynna, German gönnen, Dutch verb gunnen.

Verb

unna (third person singular past indicative unti, third person plural past indicative untu, supine unt)
unna (third person singular past indicative unnaði, third person plural past indicative unnaðu, supine unnað)

to grant, allow (someone else a benefit, without begrudging this)

Conjugation

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Conjugation of unna (group v-9)
infinitive	unna
supine	unt
participle (a5)¹	unnandi	untur
	present	past
first singular	unni	unti
second singular	unnir	unti
third singular	unnir	unti
plural	unna	untu
	imperative
singular	unn!
plural	unnið!
¹Only the past participle being declined.

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Conjugation of unna (group v-30)
infinitive	unna
supine	unnað
participle (a6)¹	unnandi	unnaður
	present	past
first singular	unni	unnaði
second singular	unnar	unnaði
third singular	unnar	unnaði
plural	unna	unnaðu
	imperative
singular	unna!
plural	unnið!
¹Only the past participle being declined.

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Related terms

ynna
øvund

Etymology

un +‎ -na

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [ˈunːɒ]
Hyphenation: un‧na

Verb

unna

third-person singular conditional present indefinite of un

Etymology

From Old Norse unna, from Proto-Germanic *unnaną.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈʏnːa/
Rhymes: -ʏnːa

Verb

unna (preterite-present verb, third-person singular present indicative ann, third-person singular past indicative unni, supine unnað)

to love
Synonym: elska

Conjugation

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	Forms with appended personal pronoun
infinitive (nafnháttur)		að unna
supine (sagnbót)		unnað
present participle (lýsingarháttur nútíðar)		unnandi
	indicative (framsöguháttur)			subjunctive (viðtengingarháttur)
present (nútíð)	ég ann	við unnum	present (nútíð)	ég unni	við unnum
	þú annt	þið unnið		þú unnir	þið unnið
	hann, hún, það ann	þeir, þær, þau unna		hann, hún, það unni	þeir, þær, þau unni

past (þátíð)	ég unni	við unnum	past (þátíð)	ég ynni	við ynnum
	þú unnir	þið unnuð		þú ynnir	þið ynnuð
	hann, hún, það unni	þeir, þær, þau unnu		hann, hún, það ynni	þeir, þær, þau ynnu

imperative (boðháttur)	-	-
	-	-
* Spoken form, usually not written; in writing, the unappended plural form (optionally followed by the full pronoun) is preferred.

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unna — active voice (germynd)

Derived terms

unna sannmælis
unna sér ekki hvíldar

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈun.na/
Rhymes: -unna
Hyphenation: ùn‧na

Adjective

unna f

feminine singular of unno

Etymology

From Old Norse undan.

Adverb

unna

away

Derived terms

unnagjort

Preposition

unna

away from

References

“unna” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /²ʊnːɑ/
(adverb): IPA^(key): /²uɲːɑ/ (Trøndelag dialect)

Etymology 1

From Old Norse undan.

Adverb

unna

away

Preposition

unna

away from

Etymology 2

From Old Norse unna. Akin to German gönnen, English own (“own up, concede”) (from Old English unnan (“grant, bestow”)).

Alternative forms

unne (e- and split infinitives).

Verb

unna (present tense unner, past tense unnte, past participle unnt, passive infinitive unnast, present participle unnande, imperative unn)

to think someone deserves something, to be happy for someone because of their happiness
Eg unner dei denne sigeren.
I think they deserve this victory./I am happy they won this.

Derived terms

misunna

References

“unna” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Alternative forms

unlla
unha

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin *ungla, from Latin ungula, from unguis, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₃negʰ-.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈu.ɲa/

Noun

unna f (plural unnas)

nail, fingernail, toenail
- 13th century CE, Alfonso X of Castile, Cantigas de Santa Maria, Códice de los músicos, cantiga 31 (facsimile):
  
  […] unnas fẽdudas […]
  […] cracked nails […]

Descendants

Galician: uña
Portuguese: unha

Etymology 1

From Proto-Germanic *unnaną.

Verb

unna

to grant, bestow [with dative ‘to something’ and genitive ‘something’]
to love [with dative]
- c. 1185, Anonymous, N B465, Bryggen
  ᛘᚢᚿ ᚦᚢ ᛘᛂᚴ ᛘᛆᚿ ᛂᚴ ᚦ / ᛂᚴ ᚢᚿ ᚦᚢ ᛘᛂᚱ ᛆᚿ ᛂᚴ ᚦᛂᚱ
  Mun þú mik, man ek þik. Unn þú mér, ann ek þér.
  Think-thou of me, I think of thee. Love-thou me, I love thee.
(reciprocal) to love one another

Conjugation

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indicative	present	past
infinitive	unna
present participle	unnandi
past participle	unnat, unnt
1st-person singular	ann	unna
2nd-person singular	annt	unnir
3rd-person singular	ann	unni
1st-person plural	unnum	unnum
2nd-person plural	unnuð	unnuð
3rd-person plural	unnu	unnu
subjunctive	present	past
1st-person singular	unna	unna
2nd-person singular	unnir	unnir
3rd-person singular	unni	unni
1st-person plural	unnim	unnim
2nd-person plural	unnið	unnið
3rd-person plural	unni	unni
imperative	present
2nd-person singular	unn
1st-person plural	unnum
2nd-person plural	unnuð

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Conjugation of unna (preterite-present)

Derived terms

unnandi m (“lover”)
unnasta f (“lover”)
unnasti m (“lover”)
unnusta f (“lover”)
unnustumaðr m (“lover”)

Descendants

Icelandic: unna
Faroese: unna
Norwegian:
- Bokmål: unne
- Nynorsk: unna, unne
Old Swedish: unna
- Swedish: unna
  - → Elfdalian: unna
Old Danish: unnæ
- Danish: unde
Scanian: onða

Etymology 2

Past participle forms of vinna (“to win”).

Participle

unna

inflection of unninn:

Etymology

From Old Norse unna, from Proto-Germanic *unnaną.

Verb

unna

to grant, to bestow
to wish for
to like, to love

Conjugation

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active voice	indicative	subjunctive	imperative	indicative	subjunctive
	present			past
infinitive	unna			—
participle	unnandi			unt (ntr)
iæk	an	unni	—	unti	unti
þū	ant	unni	unn	unti	unti
han	an	unni	—	unti	unti
vīr	unnum	unnum	unnum	untum	untum
īr	unnin	unnin	unnin	untin	untin
þēr	unnu	unnin	—	untu	untin
mediopassive voice	indicative	subjunctive	imperative	indicative	subjunctive
iæk	unns	unnis	—	untis	untis
þū	unns	unnis	—	untis	untis
han	unns	unnis	—	untis	untis
vīr	unnoms	unnums	—	untums	untums
īr	unnins	unnins	—	untins	untins
þēr	unnas	unnins	—	untus	untins

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Conjugation of unna (preterite-present)

Descendants

Swedish: unna

Etymology

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Noun

únna class 1a (plural bónna class 2a)

his/her mother

Inflection

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Etymology

From Old Swedish unna, from Old Norse unna, from Proto-Germanic *unnaną. Cognate with Icelandic unna, Danish unde, Norwegian unne, related Danish adjective yndig, Swedish verb gynna, German gönnen.^[1]

Verb

unna (present unnar, preterite unnade, supine unnat, imperative unna)

(reflexive) to allow oneself to have something (one deserves), to indulge
Jag unnade mig en stor hamburgare efter löpturen
I allowed myself to have a big hamburger after the run

Unna dig det! Det tycker jag du är värd.
Grant yourself that! I think you deserve it.
to allow someone to have something (one thinks) they want or would want (and deserve), to not begrudge
Jag unnade honom en dag ledigt, för det var han värd
I gave him (allowed him to have) a day off, because he deserved it

Jag unnar henne framgången
I do not begrudge her success

I Osnabrück sysselsatte han sig, när tillfälle unnades honom, med ritning
In Osnabrück he occupied himself, when opportunity was granted him, with drawing

Kort sagt: jag unnar honom sina funder
Und kurz und gut, ich gönn Ihm das Vergnügen, (Goethe's Faust: Wald und Höhle)
Well, to be brief, the joy as fit occasions rise, I grudge you not (Goethe's Faust: Forest and Cavern)

Usage notes

"Allow" in a broad sense in (sense 2), that also includes not begrudging in situations where one has no control over whether someone has or gets something.

Conjugation

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	Active		Passive
Infinitive	unna		unnas
Supine	unnat		unnats
Imperative	unna		—
Imper. plural¹	unnen		—
	Present	Past	Present	Past
Indicative	unnar	unnade	unnas	unnades
Ind. plural¹	unna	unnade	unnas	unnades
Subjunctive²	unne	unnade	unnes	unnades
	Participles
Present participle	unnande
Past participle	unnad
¹ Archaic. ² Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

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Conjugation of unna (weak)

Derived terms

missunna

Related terms

References

[1]
unna in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)

Anagrams

nuna

[1] [1]
unna in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)

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