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English
Noun
bunn (plural bunns)
- Archaic form of bun (“sweetened bread roll”).
1816, Joshua E. White, Letters on England:Such is the general hurry and confusion in the principal streets, such as Castle Street, Lord Street, Pool Lane, Paradise Street, &c. that often passengers take up a bunn, a cake, or some fruit, as they pass the shop of a confectioner or fruit-seller, without stopping, and throw in the pay without inquiring the price.
1856, Lucius Manlius Sargent, Dealings with the Dead, volume 2, page 472:"Oh," she replied, "when I came to think of it, I saw, that you were right. I thought, 'twas quite likely it would draw a blank. Crust, the baker, offered me what I gave for it, and a sheet of bunns, to boot, and I let him have it, three weeks ago. […]
Norwegian Bokmål
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Danish bund, Old Danish botn, from Old Norse botn, from Proto-Germanic *butmaz. Doublet of botn.
Noun
bunn m (definite singular bunnen, indefinite plural bunner, definite plural bunnene)
- bottom (lowermost part)
Derived terms
References
- “bunn” in The Bokmål Dictionary.