lunn
See also: Lunn
Norwegian Nynorsk
Stø med lunnar og vorrar in Geiranger.
Etymology
From Old Norse hlunnr m.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /lʉnː/ (example of pronunciation)
- Homophone: lund
Noun
lunn m (definite singular lunnen, indefinite plural lunnar, definite plural lunnane)
- a round log placed beneath something, typically a heavy object, for the purpose of moving it with more ease, or to have it suspended in not direct contact with the ground
- (nautical) a stationary log used when launching and drawing up watercraft, so that one glides it by the keel
- (rare) a floor beam
- (mechanics) a lever
- (dated, pluralia tantum) rights or advantages tied to land ownership
- (dialectal) a convenience
Derived terms
- lunna, lunne (verb)
- lunne m or f
- lut og lunnar
- til lunns
Related terms
- lunnende n
See also
- vorr m (“stone pier”)
References
- “lunn” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
- Confer with (Norwegian Bokmål) “lunn” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).