armbrøst

Danish

armbrøst

Etymology

From Middle Low German armborst. Compare German Armbrust and Swedish armborst.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /armbrøst/, [ˈɑːmˌb̥ʁœ̞sd̥]

Noun

armbrøst c (singular definite armbrøsten, plural indefinite armbrøster)

1. crossbow (mechanised weapon based on the bow)

Inflection

Declension of armbrøst

common gender	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	armbrøst	armbrøsten	armbrøster	armbrøsterne
genitive	armbrøsts	armbrøstens	armbrøsters	armbrøsternes

Further reading

• armbrøst on the Danish Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^da

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Middle Low German armborst, via Old Norse armbrist or arbyst; compare with German Armbrust.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /armbrøst/, [armbrøst]

Noun

armbrøst m (definite singular armbrøsten, indefinite plural armbrøster, definite plural armbrøstene)

1. a crossbow

References

• “armbrøst” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

• arbyst n (Nord-Gudbrandsdalen)

Etymology

From Middle Low German armborst, via Old Norse armbrist or arbyst; compare with German Armbrust.

Noun

armbrøst m (definite singular armbrøsten, indefinite plural armbrøstar, definite plural armbrøstane)

1. a crossbow

References

• “armbrøst” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.