ägna
Swedish
verb-reg
Definitions
- to devote, to spend (one's time or resources to a goal)
- to suit (a purpose)
Etymology
Derived from Old Norse eigna (give something over).
Origin
Old Norse
eigna
Gloss
give something over
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- co-own English
- disown English
- misown English
- own English
- ownability English
- ownable English
- ownage English
- owner English
- ownest English
- owneth English
- ownness English
- ownsome English
- aneignen German
- eignen German
- enteignen German
- till Swedish
- tillägna Swedish
- eigna Norwegian Nynorsk
- owen Middle English
- eigna Old Norse