Kven

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Swedish granne or from Norwegian (see Norwegian Nynorsk granne). Ultimately from Old Norse granni, from Proto-Germanic *garaznô.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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kranni (genitive krannin, partitive krannia)

  1. neighbour

References

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  • Eira Söderholm (2017) Kvensk grammatikk, Tromsø: Cappelen Damm Akademisk, →ISBN, page 118