býsn

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Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse býsn, from Proto-Germanic *būsniz.

Pronunciation

Noun

býsn n pl (plural only, genitive plural býsna)

  1. wonder, marvel
  2. large number, multitude

Declension

Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *būsniz f.

Noun

býsn f or n

  1. wonder, portent

Declension

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Icelandic: býsn n pl
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: bisn f or n

References

  • býsn in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, G. T. Zoëga, Clarendon Press, 1910, at Internet Archive.