kvern
Norwegian Bokmål edit
Etymology edit
From Old Norse kvern, from Proto-Germanic *kwernō, from Proto-Indo-European *gʷréh₂wō (“heavy stone”), from *gʷréh₂us (“heavy”)
Noun edit
kvern f or m (definite singular kverna or kvernen, indefinite plural kverner, definite plural kvernene)
Derived terms edit
- avfallskvern
- bedekvern
- bekkekvern
- grynkvern
- himmelsk kvern
- håndkvern
- kaffekvern
- kjøttkvern
- kompostkvern
- kosmisk kvern
- krydderkvern
- kvernbenk
- kvernberg
- kverne
- kvernfall
- kvernfør
- kverngrep
- kvernhus
- kvernkall
- kvernknarr
- kvernknurr
- kvernsagn
- kvernslok
- kvernstein
- kvernsteinsbrudd
- mandelkvern
- melkvern
- pepperkvern
- resolusjonskvern
- råkostkvern
- sagkvern
- saltkvern
- siktekvern
- skallekvern
- snuskvern
- speserikvern
- språkvern
- vannkvern
- vasskvern
- verdenskvern
See also edit
Further reading edit
- “kvern” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk edit
Etymology edit
Noun edit
kvern f (definite singular kverna, indefinite plural kvernar, definite plural kvernane)
References edit
- “kvern” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Old Norse edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Germanic *kwernō.
Noun edit
kvern f (genitive kvernar, plural kvernir)
Declension edit
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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 edit
- kvernarauga n (“the eye of a millstone”)
- kvernsteinn m (“quern-stone, millstone”)
Descendants edit
References edit
- “kvern”, in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press