"avgrunn" meaning in Norwegian Bokmål

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Noun

Forms: avgrunnen [definite, singular], avgrunner [indefinite, plural], avgrunnene [definite, plural]
Etymology: Compound word, av (“off”) + grunn (“ground”), loan-translation from Middle Low German [Term?] (compare with German Abgrund). Etymology templates: {{m|nb|av||off}} av (“off”), {{m|nb|grunn||ground}} grunn (“ground”), {{der|nb|gml|}} Middle Low German [Term?], {{cog|de|Abgrund}} German Abgrund
  1. abyss, chasm (a bottomless or unfathomed depth), also used in a figurative sense (hell, place of suffering) Tags: masculine Derived forms: avgrunnsdjup, avgrunnsdyp, på avgrunnens rand, menneskesjelens avgrunner
    Sense id: en-avgrunn-nb-noun-hlwsrLj7 Categories (other): Norwegian Bokmål entries with incorrect language header Synonyms: brådyp, bråstup, bunnløshet, canyon, dyp, gap, gjel, juv, kløft, sluk, slukt, stup, svelg, forskjell, helvete, nød, undergang Synonyms (abyss; unfathomed depth, chasm): botnløyse Synonyms (gap; difference): avstand Synonyms (hell, ruin): fordervelse

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          "word": "undergang"
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      "word": "bråstup"
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      "word": "bunnløshet"
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      "word": "gjel"
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    {
      "word": "kløft"
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      "word": "sluk"
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      "word": "slukt"
    },
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      "word": "stup"
    },
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      "word": "svelg"
    },
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    },
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      "word": "forskjell"
    },
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      "sense": "hell, ruin",
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    },
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      "word": "helvete"
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