okn

Faroese
Tvær oknir (1).

Etymology

Uncertain:

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ɔʰkn/
  • Hyphenation: okn
  • Rhymes: -ɔʰkn

Noun

okn f (genitive singular oknar, plural oknir)

  1. A whooper swan, Cygnus cygnus.
  2. (poetic) An uncertain type of bird

Declension

Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)

Synonyms

Derived terms

References
  1. “álft” in: Ásgeir Blöndal Magnússon — Íslensk orðsifjabók, 1st edition, 2nd printing (1989). Reykjavík, Orðabók Háskólans, page 11. (Available on Málið.is under the “Eldra mál” tab.)
  2. Venseslaus Ulricus Hammershaib (1891) Færøsk antologi‎ (in Danish), Copenhagen: S.L. Møllers bogtrykkeri
  3. Guus Kroonen (2012), “The formal and etymological derivation of Icel. tólg 'tallow': a note on Old West Norse historical phonology”, in Ældre germansk sproghistorie: Et uformelt minisymposium‎
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