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Danish
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From Old Norse lán, from Proto-Germanic *laihną, cognate with Norwegian, Swedish lån, German Lehn (English loan is borrowed from Old Norse). Doublet of len.
Noun
lån n (singular definite lånet, plural indefinite lån)
- loan
Declension
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Verb
lån
- imperative of låne
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology 1
From Old Norse lán.
Noun
lån n (definite singular lånet, indefinite plural lån, definite plural låna or lånene)
- a loan
Derived terms
Etymology 2
Verb
lån
- imperative of låne
References
- “lån” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
From Old Norse lán.
Noun
lån n (definite singular lånet, indefinite plural lån, definite plural låna)
- a loan
Derived terms
References
- “lån” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Swedish
Etymology
From Old Swedish lan, from Old Norse lán, from Proto-Germanic *laihną, from Proto-Indo-European *leykʷ-.
Pronunciation
Noun
lån n
- loan
Declension
Derived terms
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