kvein
Icelandic
Etymology
Back-formation from kveina (“to wail; to lament”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kʰveiːn/
- Rhymes: -eiːn
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology 2
From Old Norse hvein.
Noun
kvein f (definite singular kveina, indefinite plural kveiner, definite plural kveinene)
Adjective
kvein (neuter kveint, definite singular and plural kveine, comparative kveinare, indefinite superlative kveinast, definite superlative kveinaste)
References
- “kvein” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
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