björn

See also: Björn, Bjørn, Bjǫrn, bjørn, and bjǫrn

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse bjǫrn, from Proto-Germanic *bernuz, northern form of Proto-Germanic *berô.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /pjœrtn/
    Rhymes: -œrtn
  • IPA(key): /pjœtn/ (colloquial)

Noun

björn m (genitive singular bjarnar, nominative plural birnir)

  1. bear (mammal)

Declension

Derived terms

Swedish

en björn

Etymology

From Old Swedish biorn, biørn, from Old Norse bjǫrn, from Proto-Germanic *bernuz, northern form of Proto-Germanic *berô, probably from Proto-Indo-European *bʰer- (“brown”).[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /bjøːrn/
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Noun

björn c

  1. a bear (an ursid)
    Vi såg en björn i skogen i går.
    We saw a bear in the forest yesterday.
  2. (slang) a large hairy man, particularly one who is gay; a bear

Declension

Declension of björn 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative björn björnen björnar björnarna
Genitive björns björnens björnars björnarnas
  • björna
  • björnbindsle
  • björnbär
  • björnfrossa
  • björnfäll
  • björnhane
  • björnhona
  • björnide
  • björninna
  • björnjakt
  • björnjägare
  • björnkloört
  • björnkram
  • björnloka
  • björnmossa
  • björnram
  • björnskinn
  • björnspår
  • björntjänst
  • björntråd

See also

  • väck inte den björn som sover
  • sälja skinnet innan björnen är skjuten

References

  1. ↑ björn in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)
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