hné

See also: hne and HNE

Icelandic

Etymology

From older kné (h- began to replace k- in the 1500s), from Old Norse kné, from Proto-Germanic *knewą, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵónu.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /n̥jɛː/
• Rhymes: -ɛː

Noun

hné n (genitive singular hnés, nominative plural hné)

1. a knee

   Synonym: kné (mostly in set phrases)

Declension

Declension of hné (neuter)

	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	hné	hnéð	hné	hnén
accusative	hné	hnéð	hné	hnén
dative	hné	hnénu	hnjám	hnjánum
genitive	hnés	hnésins	hnjáa	hnjánna

Derived terms

• hnésbót

Old Norse

Verb

hné

1. first/third-person singular past active indicative of hníga