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Middle English
Noun
sonn
- Alternative form of sone (“son”)
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology 1
From Old Norse sǫnn, feminine of sannr.
Pronunciation
Adjective
sonn
- (dialect of Hardanger or nonstandard) feminine singular of sann
Etymology 2
From Old Irish sorn, from Latin furnus. Cognate with Faroese sornur.
Alternative forms
Pronunciation
- (Stjørdal) IPA(key): /sɔ̂ɲː/, /sɔɲː/
- (Hosanger) IPA(key): /sɔnː/
Noun
sonn m (definite singular sonnen, indefinite plural sonnar, definite plural sonnane)
- a kiln to dry malt; a traditional Norwegian oven used for indoor drying of barley malt. Primarily in and around Stjørdal in modern times.
- the wooden building housing said oven. Usually called sonnhus.
- Synonyms: maltomn, kylne, kjone, badstove