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Faroese
Etymology
From Old Norse akarn, from Proto-Germanic *akraną.
Pronunciation
Noun
akarn n (genitive singular akarns, plural akørn)
- acorn (fruit of an oak)
Declension
Synonyms
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Icelandic
Etymology
From Old Norse akarn, from Proto-Germanic *akraną.
Pronunciation
Noun
akarn n (genitive singular akarns, nominative plural akörn)
- acorn (fruit of an oak)
Declension
Declension of akarn (neuter)
Old Norse
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *akraną n (“acorn”).
Noun
akarn n
- acorn
Declension
Declension of akarn (strong a-stem)
Descendants
Further reading
- Zoëga, Geir T. (1910) “akarn”, in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press; also available at the Internet Archive