ǫnn
See also: onn, önn, õnn, and -œnn
Old Norse
Etymology
Possibly from Proto-Germanic *azaniz, whence also German Ernte (“harvest”).
Noun
ǫnn f (genitive annar, plural annir)
- work, business, trouble
- (plural only) working season
Declension
Declension of ǫnn (strong i-stem)
| feminine | singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | ǫnn | ǫnnin | annir | annirnar |
| accusative | ǫnn | ǫnnina | annir | annirnar |
| dative | ǫnn | ǫnninni | ǫnnum | ǫnnunum |
| genitive | annar | annarinnar | anna | annanna |
Descendants
- Icelandic: önn
- Norwegian: onn (Bokmål), onn (Nynorsk)
References
- ǫnn in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, G. T. Zoëga, Clarendon Press, 1910, at Internet Archive.