evne

• IPA^(key): /ɛvnə/, [ˈɛwnə]

From Old Norse efni n (“material, ressources, matter”), from Proto-Germanic *abniją, cognate with Swedish ämne (“subject”), doublet of emne (“subject”). Related to the verb.

evne c (singular definite evnen, plural indefinite evner)

1. ability
2. power
3. capacity

From Old Norse efna, from Proto-Germanic *abnijaną (“to perform”), cognate with Swedish ämna.

evne (past tense evnede, past participle evnet)

1. to be able to
2. to be capable of

evne

1. Alternative form of hevene

From Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value), from Old Norse efni. Cognate with Swedish ämne (“subject”), doublet of emne (“subject”).

evne f or m (definite singular evna or evnen, indefinite plural evner, definite plural evnene)

1. ability, capacity, talent

• “evne” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

• evna (pre-2012)

From Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value); doublet of emne.

• IPA^(key): /²ɛvnə/

evne f (definite singular evna, indefinite plural evner, definite plural evnene)

1. ability, capacity, talent

• evnelaus
• lasteevne
• tilpassingsevne

• evna (“to be able to”)

• “evne” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.