Re: hent?

From: Eysteinn Bjornsson
Message: 7225
Date: 2006-10-05

--- "Fred and Grace Hatton" wrote:
>
> What is hent? I keep coming up with befitting, but that doesn't seem
to be
> correct. If it is a verb, what is the infinitive?

HENDA

Yes, the basic meaning is "perform an action with the hand",
and thus it means both "throw" and "catch". But the meaning
here is impersonal = "happen, take place, occur". "EitthvaĆ°
hendir einhvern" = "something happens to someone".

Regards,
Eysteinn

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