Icelandic

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Etymology

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From Old Norse býsn, from Proto-Germanic *būsniz.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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býsn n pl (plurale tantum)

  1. wonder, marvel
  2. large number, multitude

Declension

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Old Norse

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Etymology

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From Proto-Germanic *būsniz f.

Noun

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býsn f or n

  1. wonder, portent

Declension

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Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Icelandic: býsn n pl
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: bisn f or n

References

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  • býsn in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, G. T. Zoëga, Clarendon Press, 1910, at Internet Archive.