sonn

See also: Sonn and sønn

Middle English

Noun

sonn

1. Alternative form of sone (“son”)

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology 1

From Old Norse sǫnn, feminine of sannr.

Pronunciation

• (Hardanger) IPA^(key): /sɔnː/

Adjective

sonn

1. (dialect of Hardanger or nonstandard) feminine singular of sann

Etymology 2

From Old Irish sorn, from Latin furnus. Cognate with Faroese sornur.

Alternative forms

Dialects

• sånd (Verdal)

Pronunciation

• (Stjørdal) IPA^(key): /sɔ̂ɲː/, /sɔɲː/
• (Hosanger) IPA^(key): /sɔnː/

Noun

sonn m (definite singular sonnen, indefinite plural sonnar, definite plural sonnane)

1. a kiln to dry malt; a traditional Norwegian oven used for indoor drying of barley malt. Primarily in and around Stjørdal in modern times.
2. the wooden building housing said oven. Usually called sonnhus.

   Synonyms: maltomn, kylne, kjone, badstove