kjerning

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

kjerne +‎ -ing, verbal noun form of kjerne (“to churn”), from Old Norse kjarni, from Proto-Germanic *kernô (“core, kernel”), of *kurną (“corn, grain”), from Proto-Indo-European *ǵr̥h₂nóm (“grain”), possibly of *ǵr̥h₂-nós (“matured, grown old”), of both *ǵerh₂- (“to grow old, mature”) and *-nóm (creates verbal adjectives from roots.). Last part from Old Norse -ingr m, -ingi m, -ing f, from Proto-Germanic *-ingō, *-ungō.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈçæːɳɪŋ/, /ˈçæːʁnɪŋ/
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Rhymes: -ɪŋ
Hyphenation: kjer‧ning

Noun

kjerning f or m (definite singular kjerninga or kjerningen, indefinite plural kjerninger, definite plural kjerningene)

the act of churning

References

“kjerning” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
“kjerning” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).