armbrøst
Danish
Etymology
From Middle Low German armborst. Compare German Armbrust and Swedish armborst.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /armbrøst/, [ˈɑːmˌb̥ʁœ̞sd̥]
Noun
armbrøst c (singular definite armbrøsten, plural indefinite armbrøster)
- crossbow (mechanised weapon based on the bow)
Inflection
| common gender |
singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | armbrøst | armbrøsten | armbrøster | armbrøsterne |
| genitive | armbrøsts | armbrøstens | armbrøsters | armbrøsternes |
Further reading
- armbrøst on the Danish Wikipedia.Wikipedia da
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
From Middle Low German armborst, via Old Norse armbrist or arbyst; compare with German Armbrust.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /armbrøst/, [armbrøst]
Noun
armbrøst m (definite singular armbrøsten, indefinite plural armbrøster, definite plural armbrøstene)
- a crossbow
References
- “armbrøst” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk
Alternative forms
- arbyst n (Nord-Gudbrandsdalen)
Etymology
From Middle Low German armborst, via Old Norse armbrist or arbyst; compare with German Armbrust.
Noun
armbrøst m (definite singular armbrøsten, indefinite plural armbrøstar, definite plural armbrøstane)
- a crossbow
References
- “armbrøst” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.