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nefna -da, -dr v

1. to name (nefndu þinn föðr); n sik, to name one�s name; n e-n á nafn, to name by name; Oddr er maðr nefndr, there is a man mentioned, of the name of Odd;
2. to mention by name, point out (nefni ek til þess Björn ok Helga);
3. to name, appoint, order (nefndi konungr nökkura menn at ganga upp á eyna);
4. a law term, to call (n menn í dóm); to summon, cite (allir aðrir, þeir sem þannig vóru nefndir); to levy (n lið ór heruðum);
5. refl, nefnast, to give one�s name as, call oneself (hann nefndist Hrappr)

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