logn

See also: lögn and løgn

Faroese

Etymology

From Old Norse logn, lygn, from Proto-Germanic *lugnijaz, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *lewk- (“bright”), referring to shining water. Germanic cognates include English lown, Danish lyn (“lightning”), Swedish lugn (“calm water”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [lɔkn]

Noun

logn f (genitive singular lognar, uncountable)

1. (nautical, meteorology) calm

Declension

f2s	singular
	indefinite	definite
nominative	logn	lognin
accusative	logn	lognina
dative	logn	lognini
genitive	lognar	lognarinnar

• Note the alternative genitive form logns

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse logn lygn, from Proto-Germanic *lugnijaz, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *lewk- (“bright”), referring to shining water. Germanic cognates include English lown, Danish lyn (“lightning”), Swedish lugn (“calm water”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /lɔkn/

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• Rhymes: -ɔkn

Noun

logn n (genitive singular logns, nominative plural logn)

1. (nautical, meteorology) calm

Declension

Declension of logn (neuter)

	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	logn	lognið	logn	lognin
accusative	logn	lognið	logn	lognin
dative	logni	logninu	lognum	lognunum
genitive	logns	lognsins	logna	lognanna

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Old Norse logn, lygn. Doublet of lun. Cognate with Icelandic logn, Faroese logn, and English logn.

Noun

logn f or m (definite singular logna or lognen, indefinite plural logner, definite plural lognene)

1. (nautical, meteorology) calm

Adjective

logn (masculine and feminine logn, neuter lognt, definite singular and plural logne)

1. (nautical, meteorology) calm

References

• “logn” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Old Norse logn, lygn. Doublet of lun. Cognate with Icelandic logn, Faroese logn, and English logn.

Noun

logn f (definite singular logna, indefinite plural logner, definite plural lognene)

1. (nautical, meteorology) calm

Adjective

logn (neuter lognt, definite singular and plural logne, comparative lognare, indefinite superlative lognast, definite superlative lognaste)

1. (nautical, meteorology) calm

Derived terms

• logna, logne

Verb

logn

1. imperative of logna

References

• “logn” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *lugnijaz, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *lewk- (“bright”), referring to shining water. Germanic cognates include English lown, Danish lyn (“lightning”), Swedish lugn (“calm water”).

Noun

logn n (genitive logns)

1. calm

Declension

Declension of logn (strong a-stem)

neuter	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	logn	lognit	logn	lognin
accusative	logn	lognit	logn	lognin
dative	logni	logninu	lognum	lognunum
genitive	logns	lognsins	logna	lognanna

Related terms

• lygn

Descendants

• Icelandic: logn n
• Faroese: logn f
• Norwegian Nynorsk: logn f
• Norwegian Bokmål: logn m or f

Further reading

• Zoëga, Geir T. (1910), “logn”, in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press; also available at the Internet Archive
• Pokorny, Julius (1959), Indogermanisches etymologisches Wörterbuch [Indo-European Etymological Dictionary] (in German), volume 3, Bern, München: Francke Verlag, page 1923