bǿn

See also: Appendix:Variations of "bon"

Old Norse

Alternative forms

• bón, bœn

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *bōniz.

Noun

bǿn f

1. request
2. supplication, prayer

Declension

  Declension of bǿn (strong i-stem)

feminine	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	bǿn	bǿnin	bǿnir	bǿnirnar
accusative	bǿn	bǿnina	bǿnir	bǿnirnar
dative	bǿn	bǿninni	bǿnum	bǿnunum
genitive	bǿnar	bǿnarinnar	bǿna	bǿnanna

Related terms

• banna

Descendants

• Icelandic: bón, bæn
• Faroese: bøn
• Norwegian Nynorsk: bøn, bønn
• Norwegian Bokmål: bønn
• Old Swedish: bø̄n, ᛒᚯᚿ
  • Swedish: bön
• Danish: bøn
• → Middle English: boon, bone
  • English: boon
  • Scots: boon

See also

• biðja