bœn
See also: bon, bón, bön, boen, bæn, and Appendix:Variations of "bon"
Old Norse
Alternative forms
- bón
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *bōniz.
Noun
bœn f
- request
- supplication, prayer
Declension
Declension of bœn (strong i-stem)
feminine | singular | plural | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
nominative | bœn | bœnin | bœnir | bœnirnar |
accusative | bœn | bœnina | bœnir | bœnirnar |
dative | bœn | bœninni | bœnum | bœnunum |
genitive | bœnar | bœnarinnar | bœna | bœnanna |
Related terms
- banna
See also
- biðja
Descendants
- Icelandic: bón, bæn
- Faroese: bøn
- Norwegian Nynorsk: bøn
- Norwegian Bokmål: bønn m or f
- Old Swedish: bø̄n
- Swedish: bön c
- Danish: bøn c
- Middle English: boon, bone
- Scots: boon
- English: boon