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Baun
baun
baun
See also: Baun
Icelandic
Noun
baun f (genitive singular baunar, nominative plural baunir)
Declension
declension of baun
| f-s2 | singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | baun | baunin | baunir | baunirnar |
| accusative | baun | baunina | baunir | baunirnar |
| dative | baun | bauninni | baunum | baununum |
| genitive | baunar | baunarinnar | bauna | baunanna |
Derived terms
- baunagras (sea pea, Lathyrus japonicus)
- baunir (lentil soup)
- ekki baun, ekki baun í bala (not at all, not a whit)
Old Norse
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *baunō, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰabʰ- (“bean”). Compare Old English bean (English bean), Old Frisian bāne (West Frisian bean), Old Saxon bōna (Low German Bohn), Dutch boon, Old High German bōna (German Bohne).
Noun
baun f
Descendants
References
- baun in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press