venn

From French veine.

venn

1. vein

From French veine.

• IPA^(key): /vɛ̃n/

venn

1. vein

From Old Norse vinr (“friend”), from Proto-Norse ᚹᛁᚾᛁᛉ (winiʀ, “friend”), from Proto-Germanic *winiz (“loved one, friend”), from Pre-Germanic *wenh₁-i-s, from Proto-Indo-European *wenh₁- (“to love”).

Related to Latin venus (“beauty”); also Norwegian Bokmål ven (“beautiful”).

venn m (definite singular vennen, indefinite plural venner, definite plural vennene)

1. a friend

• “venn” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

venn m (definite singular vennen, indefinite plural venner or vennar, definite plural vennene or vennane)

1. alternative form of ven

• bestevenn
• falsk venn
• venninne
• vennskap