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)
- ability
- power
- capacity
From Old Norse efna, from Proto-Germanic *abnijaną (“to perform”), cognate with Swedish ämna.
evne (past tense evnede, past participle evnet)
- to be able to
- to be capable of
evne
- Alternative form of hevene
From Danish evne, 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)
- ability, capacity, talent
- “evne” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
From Danish evne; doublet of emne.
evne f (definite singular evna, indefinite plural evner, definite plural evnene)
- ability, capacity, talent
- “evne” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.