fjøs

From Old Norse fjós. Compare Norwegian Nynorsk fjøs, Swedish fjös, Icelandic fjós, Faroese fjós.

• IPA^(key): /fjøːs/, [ˈfjøːs]

fjøs m or n (definite singular fjøsen or fjøset, indefinite plural fjøs, definite plural fjøsene or fjøsa)

1. a byre; a barn for cattle
2. a barn for any domesticated animal

• seter (“shieling”)

“fjøs” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
“fjøs” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).

• fjos

From Old Norse fjós, from a contraction of fé (“cattle”) +‎ hús (“house”). Cognate with Faroese and Icelandic fjós and Swedish fjös.

• IPA^(key): /fjøːs/, [ˈfjøːs]

fjøs m or n (definite singular fjøsen or fjøset, indefinite plural fjøsar or fjøs, definite plural fjøsane or fjøsa)

1. a byre; a barn for cattle
2. a barn for any domesticated animal

• seter (“shieling”)

“fjøs” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.