brønn

See also: bronn

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Danish brønd, from Old Norse brunnr, from Proto-Germanic *brunnô (“source, wellspring, fountain”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰrun- (“a bubbling forth; a fountain, wellspring, source”), from *bʰrew- (“to boil, brew”), from *bʰer- (“to bear, carry”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /brœn/
  • Rhymes: -œn

Noun

brønn m (definite singular brønnen, indefinite plural brønner, definite plural brønnene)

  1. a well (hole sunk into the ground)

Derived terms

References

Norwegian Nynorsk

Noun

brønn m (definite singular brønnen, indefinite plural brønnar, definite plural brønnane)

  1. alternative form of brunn

Inflection
Historical inflection of brønn
indefinite singular definite singular indefinite plural definite plural
19171 (current) ein brønn brønnen brønnar brønnane

1Later removed by the spelling reform of 1938. Then added back in by a 1977 spelling decision. For the whole historicity, confer with earlier and concurrent form brunn.

References

Scanian

Etymology

From Old Norse brunnr, from Proto-Germanic *brunnô.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [bʁœ́ɲ]

Noun

brønn m (definite singular brønninn, plural brønna)

  1. a well
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