fjøs

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See also: fjos and fjós

Norwegian Bokmål

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Et saufjøs

Etymology

From Old Norse fjós. Compare Norwegian Nynorsk fjøs, Swedish fjös, Icelandic fjós, Faroese fjós.

Pronunciation

Noun

fjøs m or n (definite singular fjøsen or fjøset, indefinite plural fjøs, definite plural fjøsene or fjøsa)

  1. a byre; a barn for cattle
  2. a barn for any domesticated animal

See also

References

“fjøs” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
“fjøs” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).

Norwegian Nynorsk

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Eit gamalt vinterfjøs frå Austlandet

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old Norse fjós, from a contraction of fé (“cattle”) +‎ hús (“house”). Cognate with Faroese and Icelandic fjós and Swedish fjös.

Pronunciation

Noun

fjøs m or n (definite singular fjøsen or fjøset, indefinite plural fjøsar or fjøs, definite plural fjøsane or fjøsa)

  1. a byre; a barn for cattle
  2. a barn for any domesticated animal

See also

References

“fjøs” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

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