nepja

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse nepja (“chilliness, bitter cold”), from napr (“cold, chilly”) whence the Icelandic napur.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈnɛːpja/

  Rhymes: -ɛːpja

Noun

nepja f (genitive singular nepju, nominative plural nepjur)

1. nip, chill, chilliness, bitter cold, biting cold

Declension

declension of nepja

f-w1	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	nepja	nepjan	nepjur	nepjurnar
accusative	nepju	nepjuna	nepjur	nepjurnar
dative	nepju	nepjunni	nepjum	nepjunum
genitive	nepju	nepjunnar	nepja	nepjanna

Synonyms

• (cold): kuldi

Old Norse

Etymology

From napr (“cold, chilly”) whence the Icelandic napur.

Noun

nepja f

1. chilliness, bitter cold

   En undir birtinguna andar köld nepja frá fljótinu.

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