bøn

From Old Norse bœn, from Proto-Germanic *bōniz, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂- (“speak”).

• IPA^(key): [ˈbœnˀ]

bøn c (singular definite bønnen, plural indefinite bønner)

1. request, plea
2. prayer

• “bøn” in Den Danske Ordbog

• IPA^(key): [bøːn]

From Old Norse bœn, from Proto-Germanic *bōniz, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂- (“speak”).

bøn f (genitive singular bønar, plural bønir)

1. request, plea
2. prayer to God (Gud)

• biðja (to beg, to pray)
• bøna (to pray dearly)

From Danish bønne, from Old Norse baun, from Proto-Germanic *baunō, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰabʰ-, *bʰabʰ-neh₂ (“bean”).

bøn f (genitive singular bønar, plural bønir)

1. bean

• bøna

From Old Norse bón, bǿn, bœn.

• IPA^(key): /bœːn/
• Rhymes: -œːn

bøn f (definite singular bøna, indefinite plural bøner, definite plural bønene)

1. alternative form of bønn

• “bøn” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

• ᛒᚯᚿ

From Old Norse bœn, from Proto-Germanic *bōniz.

bø̄n f

1. prayer, boon

• Swedish: bön