hvǫnn
See also: hvonn, hvönn, and hvønn
Old Norse
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *hwannō (whence also Northern Sami faddnu (“angelica”)), from Proto-Indo-European *ḱwenHdʰ-.
Noun
hvǫnn f (genitive hvannar, plural hvannir)
- angelica (genus Angelica)
Declension
Declension of hvǫnn (strong i-stem)
| feminine | singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | hvǫnn | hvǫnnin | hvannir | hvannirnar |
| accusative | hvǫnn | hvǫnnina | hvannir | hvannirnar |
| dative | hvǫnn | hvǫnninni | hvǫnnum | hvǫnnunum |
| genitive | hvannar | hvannarinnar | hvanna | hvannanna |
Descendants
- Danish: kvan c, kvanne c
- Faroese: hvonn f
- Icelandic: hvönn f
- Norwegian (Nynorsk): kvann f, kvanne f or m
- Swedish: kvanne c, kvann c (in dialects also kvanna f)
References
- kvanne in Svenska Akademiens ordbok online.