kjerning

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Norwegian Bokmål

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Etymology

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kjerne +‎ -ing, verbal noun form of kjerne (to churn), from Old Norse kjarni, from Proto-Germanic *kernô (core, kernel), of *kurną (corn, grain), from Proto-Indo-European *ǵr̥h₂nóm (grain), possibly of *ǵr̥h₂-nós (matured, grown old), of both *ǵerh₂- (to grow old, mature) and *-nóm (creates verbal adjectives from roots.). Last part from Old Norse -ingr m, -ingi m, -ing f, from Proto-Germanic *-ingō, *-ungō.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈçæːɳɪŋ/, /ˈçæːʁnɪŋ/
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  • Rhymes: -ɪŋ
  • Hyphenation: kjer‧ning

Noun

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kjerning f or m (definite singular kjerninga or kjerningen, indefinite plural kjerninger, definite plural kjerningene)

  1. the act of churning

References

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