býsn
Icelandic
Etymology
From Old Norse býsn, from Proto-Germanic *būsniz.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /pistn/
- Rhymes: -istn
Noun
býsn n pl (plural only, genitive plural býsna)
Declension
| plural | ||
|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | býsn | býsnin |
| accusative | býsn | býsnin |
| dative | býsnum | býsnunum |
| genitive | býsna | býsnanna |
Old Norse
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *būsniz f.
Noun
býsn f or n
Declension
| neuter | singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | býsn | býsnit | býsn | býsnin |
| accusative | býsn | býsnit | býsn | býsnin |
| dative | býsni | býsninu | býsnum | býsnunum |
| genitive | býsns | býsnsins | býsna | býsnanna |
| feminine | singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | býsn | býsnin | býsnir | býsnirnar |
| accusative | býsn | býsnina | býsnir | býsnirnar |
| dative | býsn | býsninni | býsnum | býsnunum |
| genitive | býsnar | býsnarinnar | býsna | býsnanna |
Derived terms
- býsna
- býsnaveðr n
- býsnavetr m
- erkibýsn f
Descendants
- Icelandic: býsn n pl
- Norwegian Nynorsk: bisn f or n
Further reading
- Zoëga, Geir T. (1910) “býsn”, in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 81; also available at the Internet Archive