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Noun [Norwegian Bokmål]

Forms: fjonet [definite, singular], fjon [indefinite, plural], fjoner [indefinite, plural], fjona [definite, plural], fjonene [definite, plural]
Etymology: From Old Norse *fjon, Unknown origin. Etymology templates: {{inh|nb|non|*fjon}} Old Norse *fjon, {{unk|nb}} Unknown Head templates: {{nb-noun-n3}} fjon n (definite singular fjonet, indefinite plural fjon or fjoner, definite plural fjona or fjonene)
  1. (countable and uncountable) a speck, small particle Tags: countable, neuter, uncountable Synonyms: fnugg
    Sense id: en-fjon-nb-noun-wGIGqTom
  2. (countable and uncountable) a thin strand of hair Tags: countable, neuter, uncountable
    Sense id: en-fjon-nb-noun-apEy9JwA

Noun [Norwegian Nynorsk]

Forms: fjona [definite, singular], fjonet [definite, singular], fjoner [indefinite, plural], fjon [indefinite, plural], fjonene [definite, plural], fjona [definite, plural]
Etymology: From Old Norse *fjon, Unknown origin. Etymology templates: {{inh|nn|non|*fjon}} Old Norse *fjon, {{unk|nb}} Unknown Head templates: {{nn-noun-multi|f1|n1}} fjon f or n (definite singular fjona or fjonet, indefinite plural fjoner or fjon, definite plural fjonene or fjona)
  1. (countable and uncountable) a speck, small particle Tags: countable, feminine, neuter, uncountable Synonyms: fnugg
    Sense id: en-fjon-nn-noun-wGIGqTom
  2. (countable and uncountable) a thin strand of hair or grass Tags: countable, feminine, neuter, uncountable
    Sense id: en-fjon-nn-noun-Hwg9W5wB
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: fjone, fjonete, grasfjon, hårfjon, snøfjon Related terms: fjom

Verb [Norwegian Nynorsk]

Etymology: From Old Norse *fjon, Unknown origin. Etymology templates: {{inh|nn|non|*fjon}} Old Norse *fjon, {{unk|nb}} Unknown Head templates: {{head|nn|verb form}} fjon
  1. imperative of fjone Tags: form-of, imperative Form of: fjone
    Sense id: en-fjon-nn-verb-8thocPzU Categories (other): Pages with 2 entries Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 14 14 14 14 45

Noun [Old Norse]

Etymology: Attested in the placename Fioni (“Fyn, ca 1050”), of Unknown origin. Etymology templates: {{unk|non}} Unknown Head templates: {{head|non|noun}} *fjon
  1. soft hair and thereabout: down, fluff, peachfuzz Tags: reconstruction
    Sense id: en-fjon-non-noun-kqYJXV5s Categories (other): Hair Disambiguation of Hair: 58 42
  2. cottongrass Tags: reconstruction Derived forms (Danish): føn, fyn Derived forms (Norwegian): fjun
    Sense id: en-fjon-non-noun-zEvLFEd0 Categories (other): Pages with entries, Old Norse entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 3 3 3 3 8 3 79 Disambiguation of Old Norse entries with incorrect language header: 6 94 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 3 97 Disambiguation of 'Danish': 2 98 Disambiguation of 'Norwegian': 26 74
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: ⇒ Old Danish: Fioni (english: Fyn island), Fionia, Fyonia Derived forms (Swedish): fjun Related terms: fífa (english: cottongrass), fífill (english: dandelion, etc)
Disambiguation of 'Swedish': 0 0

Inflected forms

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    {
      "english": "cottongrass",
      "translation": "cottongrass",
      "word": "fífa"
    },
    {
      "english": "dandelion, etc",
      "translation": "dandelion, etc",
      "word": "fífill"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "soft hair and thereabout: down, fluff, peachfuzz"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "down",
          "down"
        ],
        [
          "fluff",
          "fluff"
        ],
        [
          "peachfuzz",
          "peachfuzz"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "reconstruction"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "cottongrass"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "cottongrass",
          "cottongrass"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "reconstruction"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "wikipedia": [
    "Fyn"
  ],
  "word": "fjon"
}

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