kvern

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Old Norse kvern, from Proto-Germanic *kwernō, from Proto-Indo-European *gʷerewn-.

Noun

kvern f, m (definite singular kverna or kvernen, indefinite plural kverner, definite plural kvernene)

  1. mill, grinder (grinding apparatus)

Derived terms

  • kaffekvern
  • kjøttkvern
  • pepperkvern
  • saltkvern

See also

Further reading

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