/nɛnə/, [ˈnɛnə]
OprindelseFrom Old Norse nenna.
- especiallyto have the heart or conscience to do something unpleasant or hurtful
“Jeg nænnede ikke at fortælle hende hvad jeg vidste.” — I did not have it in my heart to tell her what I knew.
“Men hun nænnede ikke at sige det. Hun nænnede ikke at rive Bindet fra Ranes Øjne. Hun vilde styrke ham, som han søgte at styrke hende.” — But she dared not to say it. She dared not to tear the blindfold from Rane's eyes. She would strengthen him, as he sought to strengthen her.
“„Jeg skulde hilse den unge Herre og sige, at han desværre maatte af Sted saa tidligt, og at han ikke nænnede at vække Dem!“” — "The young gentleman instructed me to give you his regards, and say that he sadly had to leave so early, and that he didn't have it in him to wake you!"
- especiallyto have it in oneself to spoil or defile something pure
“Forretten er så nydeligt anrettet, at jeg næsten ikke nænner at spise den.” — The appetizer is so elegantly arranged that I can hardly find it in myself to eat it.
“Når den første sne falder, går jeg så vidt muligt kun i andres fodspor, da jeg ikke nænner at bryde den fine, hvide overflade.” — When the first snow falls, I walk, to the extent that it is possible, only in the footprints of others, as I do not have it in me to disrupt the fine, white surface.
“... en romantisk Ærefrygt, saa at man knap nænner at træde haardt paa Marcuspladsens Marmorfliser, ...” — ... a romantic awe, such that one scarcely dares to step in a hard manner on the marble tiles of the Piazza san Marco, ...
- definite, form-ofdefinite of næn
- form-of, pluralplural of næn
Formernæn(imperative) · at nænne(infinitive) · nænner(present) · nænnede(past) · har nænnet(perfect) · nænner(active, present) · nænnes(passive, present) · nænnede(active, past) · nænnedes(passive, past) · nænne(active, infinitive) · nænnes(infinitive, passive) · næn(active, imperative) · -(imperative, passive) · -(participle, present) · nænnet(participle, past) · auxiliary verb have(participle, past) · -(gerund, participle)
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