nafnhætti
Nafnhætti is the term used in Icelandic grammar for the bare infinitive, a non-finite form of a verb that is not marked for person or number and, in certain constructions, does not take the preposed marker að. It is usually contrasted with the nafnháttur, the standard infinitive formed with að in finite clauses (for example, að fara, meaning “to go”).
In usage, nafnhætti appears in a subset of non-finite clauses and after certain verbs that control or
Morphologically, nafnhætti is not inflected for person or number and often represents the base form of the
Historically, nafnhætti has been a feature of Icelandic and other North Germanic languages, reflecting a non-finite
See also: infinitive, Icelandic grammar, non-finite clauses.