See also: höna

Old Norse

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Etymology

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From Proto-Germanic *hōnijǭ, related to *hanjō, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *kan- (to sing), *kana-. Compare Old English henn, hænn, Old High German henna.

Noun

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hǿna f (genitive hǿnu)

  1. hen (female of the chicken, Gallus gallus)

Declension

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Descendants

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  • Icelandic: hæna f
  • Faroese: høna f
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: høna, høne f
  • Old Swedish: hø̄na f
  • Danish: høne c