kvern
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
From Old Norse kvern, from Proto-Germanic *kwernō, from Proto-Indo-European *gʷréh₂wō (“heavy stone”), from *gʷréh₂us (“heavy”)
Noun
kvern f or m (definite singular kverna or kvernen, indefinite plural kverner, definite plural kvernene)
- mill, grinder (grinding apparatus)
Derived terms
- avfallskvern
- bedekvern
- bekkekvern
- grynkvern
- himmelsk kvern
- håndkvern
- kaffekvern
- kjøttkvern
- kompostkvern
- kosmisk kvern
- krydderkvern
- kvernbenk
- kvernberg
- kverne
- kvernfall
- kvernfør
- kverngrep
- kvernhus
- kvernkall
- kvernknarr
- kvernknurr
- kvernsagn
- kvernslok
- kvernstein
- kvernsteinsbrudd
- mandelkvern
- melkvern
- pepperkvern
- resolusjonskvern
- råkostkvern
- sagkvern
- saltkvern
- siktekvern
- skallekvern
- snuskvern
- speserikvern
- språkvern
- vannkvern
- vasskvern
- verdenskvern
See also
- mølle
Further reading
- “kvern” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
From Old Norse kvern.
Noun
kvern f (definite singular kverna, indefinite plural kvernar, definite plural kvernane)
- grinder, mill
References
- “kvern” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Old Norse
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *kwernō.
Noun
kvern f (genitive kvernar, plural kvernir)
- a millstone
- a quern, handmill
Declension
Declension of kvern (strong ō-stem, ar and ir-plurals)
| feminine | singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | kvern | kvernin | kvernar, kvernir | kvernarnar, kvernirnar |
| accusative | kvern | kvernina | kvernar, kvernir | kvernarnar, kvernirnar |
| dative | kvern | kverninni | kvernum | kvernunum |
| genitive | kvernar | kvernarinnar | kverna | kvernanna |
Derived terms
- kvernarauga n (“the eye of a millstone”)
- kvernsteinn m (“quern-stone, millstone”)
Descendants
- Icelandic: kvörn f
- Faroese: kvørn f
- Norwegian Nynorsk: kvern f
- Norwegian Bokmål: kvern m or f
- Jamtish: kvárn f
- Westrobothnian: qwarn f
- Old Swedish: kværn f
- Swedish: kvarn c
- Danish: kværn c
References
- “kvern”, in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press