kven

See also: Kven and kven-

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology 1

From Old Norse hverr.

Pronoun

kven

  1. who
    Kven er du?
    Who are you?

Etymology 2

From Old Norse kvænir, kvenir pl.

Alternative forms

Noun

kven m (definite singular kvenen, indefinite plural kvener or kvenar, definite plural kvenene or kvenane)

  1. (rare today) a Finn, a Finnish speaking person
    Synonym: finne (from Swedish)
    1. a Kven, person of a Finnish-descended people in Northern Norway
      Synonym: norskfinne
Derived terms
  • Kvenland (“Finland; the old land of the Kvens”)
  • kvensk (“Kven, Finnish”)

References

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