sonn

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See also: Sonn and sønn

Middle English

Noun

sonn

  1. Alternative form of sone (son)

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology 1

From Old Norse sǫnn, feminine of sannr.

Pronunciation

Adjective

sonn

  1. (dialect of Hardanger or nonstandard) feminine singular of sann

Etymology 2

From Old Irish sorn, from Latin furnus. Cognate with Faroese sornur.

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

  • (Stjørdal) IPA(key): /sɔ̂ɲː/, /sɔɲː/
  • (Hosanger) IPA(key): /sɔnː/

Noun

sonn m (definite singular sonnen, indefinite plural sonnar, definite plural sonnane)

  1. a kiln to dry malt; a traditional Norwegian oven used for indoor drying of barley malt. Primarily in and around Stjørdal in modern times.
  2. the wooden building housing said oven. Usually called sonnhus.
    Synonyms: maltomn, kylne, kjone, badstove