lån

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Danish[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

From Old Norse lán, from Proto-Germanic *laihną, cognate with Norwegian, Swedish lån, German Lehn (English loan is borrowed from Old Norse). Doublet of len.

Noun[edit]

lån n (singular definite lånet, plural indefinite lån)

  1. loan
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Etymology 2[edit]

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb[edit]

lån

  1. imperative of låne

Norwegian Bokmål[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

From Old Norse lán.

Noun[edit]

lån n (definite singular lånet, indefinite plural lån, definite plural låna or lånene)

  1. a loan
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Etymology 2[edit]

Verb[edit]

lån

  1. imperative of låne

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Norwegian Nynorsk[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Old Norse lán.

Noun[edit]

lån n (definite singular lånet, indefinite plural lån, definite plural låna)

  1. a loan

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Swedish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Old Swedish lan, from Old Norse lán, from Proto-Germanic *laihną, from Proto-Indo-European *leykʷ-.

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

lån n

  1. loan

Declension[edit]

Declension of lån 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative lån lånet lån lånen
Genitive låns lånets låns lånens

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