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kvern

Norwegian Bokmål

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Etymology

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From Old Norse kvern, from Proto-Germanic *kwernō, from Proto-Indo-European *gʷréh₂wō (“heavy stone”), from *gʷréh₂us (“heavy”)

Noun

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kvern f or m (definite singular kverna or kvernen, indefinite plural kverner, definite plural kvernene)

  1. mill, grinder (grinding apparatus)

Derived terms

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See also

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Further reading

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Norwegian Nynorsk

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Old Norse kvern.

Noun

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kvern f (definite singular kverna, indefinite plural kvernar, definite plural kvernane)

  1. grinder, mill

References

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Old Norse

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Etymology

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From Proto-Germanic *kwernō.

Noun

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kvern f (genitive kvernar, plural kvernir)

  1. a millstone
  2. a quern, handmill

Declension

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  Declension of kvern (strong ō-stem, ar and ir-plurals)
feminine singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative kvern kvernin kvernar, kvernir kvernarnar, kvernirnar
accusative kvern kvernina kvernar, kvernir kvernarnar, kvernirnar
dative kvern kverninni kvernum kvernunum
genitive kvernar kvernarinnar kverna kvernanna

Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Icelandic: kvörn f
  • Faroese: kvørn f
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: kvern f
  • Norwegian Bokmål: kvern m or f
  • Jamtish: kvárn f
  • Old Swedish: kværn f
  • Danish: kværn c

References

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  • “kvern”, in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press
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