nebb
Norwegian Bokmål edit
Noun edit
nebb m or n (definite singular nebben or nebbet, indefinite plural nebb, definite plural nebbene or nebba)
Derived terms edit
References edit
- “nebb” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk edit
Noun edit
nebb m or n (definite singular nebben or nebbet, indefinite plural nebbar or nebb, definite plural nebbane or nebba)
Derived terms edit
References edit
- “nebb” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Old English edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Germanic *nabją. Akin to Old Norse nef, Middle Low German nebbe and Middle Dutch nebbe.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
nebb n
- face
- late 10th century, Ælfric, "Saint Agnes, Virgin"
- He gesette his tacn on minum nebbe þæt ic nænne oðerne ofer hine ne lufige.
- He hath set His token upon my face that I should love none other beside Him.
- late 10th century, Ælfric, "Saint Agnes, Virgin"
- nose
- bill or beak
Declension edit
Declension of nebb (strong a-stem)