lunken

Danish

Etymology

From Old Danish ljunken, from Old Norse *ljumka, *lumka (“to warm”), from Proto-Germanic *hlēwanōną (“to make warm”), *hleumaz, *hlūmaz (“warm”), from Proto-Indo-European *ḱal(w)e-, *ḱel(w)e-, *k(')lēw- (“warm, hot”). Cognate with Old Swedish lionkin (“lukewarm”), Old Swedish liumber (“warm, mild, tepid”), Swedish dialectal lumma (“to be hot”), Old Saxon halōian (“to burn”). See lukewarm.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /lonɡkən/, [ˈlɔŋɡ̊ən]

Adjective

lunken

1. lukewarm, tepid
2. half-hearted

Inflection

Inflection of lunken
	Positive	Comparative	Superlative
Indefinte common singular	lunken	—	—2
Indefinite neuter singular	lunkent	—	—2
Plural	lunkne	—	—2
Definite attributive1	lunkne	—	—
1) When an adjective is applied predicatively to something definite, the corresponding "indefinite" form is used. 2) The "indefinite" superlatives may not be used attributively.

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From the verb lunke.

Adjective

lunken (neuter singular lunkent, definite singular and plural lunkne)

1. lukewarm, tepid

References

• “lunken” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From the verb lunke.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /²lʊŋkɛn/

Adjective

lunken (neuter singular lunke or lunkent, definite singular and plural lunkne)

1. lukewarm, tepid

Synonyms

• lunka

References

• “lunken” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.