Wiktionary:About Norwegian/Layout3
Example: tjern (a small lake) Note: Some of the information is nonsense
Norwegian
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editEtymology
editFrom Old Norse tjǫrn. Cognate with English tarn.
Pronunciation
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editNoun
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editInflection of About Norwegian/Layout3
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Bokmål n | About Norwegian/Layout3 | About Norwegian/Layout3et | About Norwegian/Layout3 | About Norwegian/Layout3a/About Norwegian/Layout3ene |
Nynorsk n | About Norwegian/Layout3 | tjernet | About Norwegian/Layout3 | tjerna |
Quotations
edit- 1870, Didrik Ipsen, Brandt, page 85 (Dano-Norwegian)
- Brede tjern over Nordsjø gaa
- 1920, Niels Kållet Fågt, Digte, page 37 (Riksmål)
- Var jeg blot et tjern i skogen
- If only I were a small lake in the forest
- Var jeg blot et tjern i skogen
- 1975, Hans Hansen, Roman, page 145 (Nynorsk)
- I skogen var det eit tjern
- There was a small lake in the forest
- I skogen var det eit tjern
Synonyms
editDerived terms
edit- skogstjern (Bokmål and Nynorsk)