Oen
Norwegian Nynorsk
Alternative forms
- Oin (Midlandsnormalen)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /²uːən/
- Homophones: Oden, oden
Etymology
From Old Norse Óinn, possibly from óask (“to fear, dread”), thus meaning “The Shy One”. Cognate with Faroese Óin, Icelandic Óinn, Swedish Oen and Danish Oin, all borrowed from Old Norse.
Proper noun
Oen m
- (Norse mythology) name of a dwarf