býsn

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Icelandic[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Old Norse býsn, from Proto-Germanic *būsniz.

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

býsn n pl (plurale tantum)

  1. wonder, marvel
  2. large number, multitude

Declension[edit]

Old Norse[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Germanic *būsniz f.

Noun[edit]

býsn f or n

  1. wonder, portent

Declension[edit]

Derived terms[edit]

Descendants[edit]

  • Icelandic: býsn n pl
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: bisn f or n

References[edit]

  • býsn in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, G. T. Zoëga, Clarendon Press, 1910, at Internet Archive.