huning

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Old Norse hunang.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /²hʊːnɪŋ/, /²hʊnɪŋ/

Noun

huning m (definite singular huningen) (uncountable)

  1. honey (sweet substance produced by bees)

References

  • “huning” in Ivar Aasen (1873) Norsk Ordbog med dansk Forklaring

West Frisian

Alternative forms

  • hunich, hunnich, hunning

Etymology

From Old Frisian *huning, from Proto-Germanic *hunangą. Cognate with Dutch honing and North Frisian honning, hönning.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈhynɪŋ/
  • Rhymes: -ynɪŋ
  • Hyphenation: hu‧ning

Noun

huning c (no plural)

  1. honey
    bearen ite huning
    bears eat honey

References

  • “huning”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011
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