"kjerne" meaning in Norwegian Bokmål

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Noun

IPA: /ˈçæːɳə/, /ˈçæːʁnə/ Audio: Nb-kjerne.ogg Forms: kjernen [definite, singular], kjerner [indefinite, plural], kjernene [definite, plural]
Rhymes: -æːɳə, -æːʁnə, -æːrnə Etymology: 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.). Cognate with Danish kerne, Swedish kärna, German Kern, Dutch kern, Faroese kjarni and Icelandic kjarni. Etymology templates: {{root|nb|ine-pro|*ǵerh₂-}}, {{inh|nb|non|kjarni}} Old Norse kjarni, {{inh|nb|gem-pro|*kernô||core, kernel}} Proto-Germanic *kernô (“core, kernel”), {{m|gem-pro|*kurną||corn, grain}} *kurną (“corn, grain”), {{inh|nb|ine-pro|*ǵr̥h₂nóm||grain}} Proto-Indo-European *ǵr̥h₂nóm (“grain”), {{m|ine-pro|*ǵr̥h₂nós|*ǵr̥h₂-nós|matured, grown old}} *ǵr̥h₂-nós (“matured, grown old”), {{m|ine-pro|*ǵerh₂-||to grow old, mature}} *ǵerh₂- (“to grow old, mature”), {{m|ine-pro|*-nós|*-nóm|pos=creates verbal adjectives from roots.}} *-nóm (creates verbal adjectives from roots.), {{cog|da|kerne}} Danish kerne, {{cog|sv|kärna}} Swedish kärna, {{cog|de|Kern}} German Kern, {{cog|nl|kern}} Dutch kern, {{cog|fo|kjarni}} Faroese kjarni, {{cog|is|kjarni}} Icelandic kjarni
  1. (botany) a core (the central part of a fruit, containing the kernels or seeds) Tags: masculine Categories (topical): Botany, Biology
    Sense id: en-kjerne-nb-noun-ZEzU6cay Disambiguation of Biology: 14 19 19 7 6 15 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 6 3 0 0 1 6 0 0 Topics: biology, botany, natural-sciences
  2. (figuratively) a center or core (innermost part of something)
    (cytology) a cell nucleus, nucleus (large membrane-enclosed organelle found in eukaryotic cells which contains genetic material)
    Tags: figuratively, masculine Categories (topical): Cytology, Biology, Containers, Fire, Linguistics, Vessels
    Sense id: en-kjerne-nb-noun-t4EjRhAY Disambiguation of Biology: 14 19 19 7 6 15 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 6 3 0 0 1 6 0 0 Disambiguation of Containers: 3 12 12 3 12 5 5 5 3 2 10 1 1 1 1 4 1 3 3 8 8 Disambiguation of Fire: 3 12 12 4 13 5 3 4 4 4 9 1 1 1 3 3 1 3 4 3 4 Disambiguation of Linguistics: 3 13 13 4 12 5 2 4 2 2 9 0 1 2 1 5 1 8 9 2 4 Disambiguation of Vessels: 3 12 12 4 13 4 4 5 2 2 8 0 1 1 1 4 1 4 4 8 7 Topics: biology, cytology, medicine, natural-sciences, sciences
  3. (figuratively) a center or core (innermost part of something)
    (cytology) a cell nucleus, nucleus (large membrane-enclosed organelle found in eukaryotic cells which contains genetic material)
    (neuroatanomy) a nucleus (cluster of many neuronal bodies where synapsing occurs)
    Tags: figuratively, masculine Categories (topical): Cytology, Biology, Containers, Fire, Linguistics, Vessels
    Sense id: en-kjerne-nb-noun-LISphtYz Disambiguation of Biology: 14 19 19 7 6 15 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 6 3 0 0 1 6 0 0 Disambiguation of Containers: 3 12 12 3 12 5 5 5 3 2 10 1 1 1 1 4 1 3 3 8 8 Disambiguation of Fire: 3 12 12 4 13 5 3 4 4 4 9 1 1 1 3 3 1 3 4 3 4 Disambiguation of Linguistics: 3 13 13 4 12 5 2 4 2 2 9 0 1 2 1 5 1 8 9 2 4 Disambiguation of Vessels: 3 12 12 4 13 4 4 5 2 2 8 0 1 1 1 4 1 4 4 8 7 Topics: biology, cytology, medicine, natural-sciences, sciences
  4. (figuratively) a center or core (innermost part of something)
    (astronomy) a nucleus (innermost and brightest part of a comet)
    Tags: figuratively, masculine Categories (topical): Astronomy
    Sense id: en-kjerne-nb-noun-SXQIblSq Topics: astronomy, natural-sciences
  5. (figuratively) a center or core (innermost part of something)
    (chemistry, physics) an atomic nucleus (a nucleus of an atom; consisting of protons and neutrons, surrounded by an electron cloud)
    Tags: figuratively, masculine Categories (topical): Chemistry, Physics, Containers, Fire, Linguistics, Vessels Synonyms: atomkjerne
    Sense id: en-kjerne-nb-noun-dE364iS7 Disambiguation of Containers: 3 12 12 3 12 5 5 5 3 2 10 1 1 1 1 4 1 3 3 8 8 Disambiguation of Fire: 3 12 12 4 13 5 3 4 4 4 9 1 1 1 3 3 1 3 4 3 4 Disambiguation of Linguistics: 3 13 13 4 12 5 2 4 2 2 9 0 1 2 1 5 1 8 9 2 4 Disambiguation of Vessels: 3 12 12 4 13 4 4 5 2 2 8 0 1 1 1 4 1 4 4 8 7 Topics: chemistry, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, physics
  6. (figuratively) a center or core (innermost part of something)
    (botany) heartwood (the wood nearer the heart of a stem or branch)
    Tags: figuratively, masculine Categories (topical): Botany, Biology Synonyms: kjerneved, alved
    Sense id: en-kjerne-nb-noun-0W9CdHH5 Disambiguation of Biology: 14 19 19 7 6 15 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 6 3 0 0 1 6 0 0 Topics: biology, botany, natural-sciences
  7. (figuratively) a center or core (innermost part of something)
    a core (the interior of a workpiece or tool, especially when it is of a different material than the rest)
    Tags: figuratively, masculine
    Sense id: en-kjerne-nb-noun-klZ49PjJ
  8. (figuratively) a center or core (innermost part of something)
    a core (the interior of a workpiece or tool, especially when it is of a different material than the rest)
    (engineering) a core (the portion of a mold that creates an internal cavity within a casting or that makes a hole in or through a casting)
    Tags: figuratively, masculine Categories (topical): Engineering
    Sense id: en-kjerne-nb-noun-ujKaGu3s Topics: engineering, natural-sciences, physical-sciences
  9. (figuratively) a center or core (innermost part of something)
    (gems) a mother-of-pearl (the hard pearly inner layer of certain mollusk shells)
    Tags: figuratively, masculine Categories (topical): Hygiene Synonyms: perlemor
    Sense id: en-kjerne-nb-noun-WI14VEvJ Disambiguation of Hygiene: 2 5 7 4 5 2 2 2 16 2 3 2 3 13 3 9 3 5 5 2 5
  10. (figuratively) a center or core (innermost part of something)
    a core (the innermost non-luminous part of a flame)
    Tags: figuratively, masculine
    Sense id: en-kjerne-nb-noun-y727DFmi
  11. (figuratively) a center or core (innermost part of something)
    a hard soap or curd soap (a kind of soap, with a hard texture and common salt added to the liquid soap mass)
    Tags: figuratively, masculine Categories (topical): Containers Synonyms: kjernesåpe
    Sense id: en-kjerne-nb-noun-gUhHxLpe Disambiguation of Containers: 3 12 12 3 12 5 5 5 3 2 10 1 1 1 1 4 1 3 3 8 8
  12. (figuratively) a center or core (innermost part of something) Tags: figuratively, masculine
    Sense id: en-kjerne-nb-noun-yDOghNEQ
  13. (figuratively) a core or essence (the most important part of a thing)
    a core or spirit (the soul of a person or other creature)
    Tags: figuratively, masculine
    Sense id: en-kjerne-nb-noun-NXJYyqBI
  14. (figuratively) a core or essence (the most important part of a thing)
    (chiefly in compounds) a person being the backbone of a group, community or society
    Tags: figuratively, in-compounds, masculine Categories (topical): Hygiene
    Sense id: en-kjerne-nb-noun-KDVVHiCG Disambiguation of Hygiene: 2 5 7 4 5 2 2 2 16 2 3 2 3 13 3 9 3 5 5 2 5
  15. (figuratively) a core or essence (the most important part of a thing)
    (music) a musical core (the central, most prevalent sound)
    Tags: figuratively, masculine Categories (topical): Music
    Sense id: en-kjerne-nb-noun-Ml28429s Topics: entertainment, lifestyle, music
  16. (figuratively) a core or essence (the most important part of a thing)
    the actual content; a deeper meaning
    Tags: figuratively, masculine
    Sense id: en-kjerne-nb-noun-0LbaVrHx
  17. (figuratively) a core or essence (the most important part of a thing) Tags: figuratively, masculine
    Sense id: en-kjerne-nb-noun-Kv9akR59
  18. (grammar) a head (a morpheme that determines the category of a compound or the word that determines the syntactic type of the phrase of which it is a member) Tags: masculine Categories (topical): Grammar
    Sense id: en-kjerne-nb-noun-nBxNgAiB Topics: grammar, human-sciences, linguistics, sciences
  19. (phonetics, phonology) a nucleus (the central part of a syllable, most commonly a vowel) Tags: masculine Categories (topical): Phonetics, Phonology
    Sense id: en-kjerne-nb-noun-rfYiia3Q Topics: human-sciences, linguistics, phonetics, phonology, sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: kjerne- (english: nuclear-, atom-)
Etymology number: 1 Derived forms: appelsinkjerne, atomkjerne, benkjerne, borkjerne, brannkjerne, bykjerne, cellekjerne, daddelkjerne, dorullkjerne, eplekjerne, forkjerne, frøemnekjerne, frøhvitekjerne, frøkjerne, galaksekjerne, guarkjernemel, jernkjerne, johannesbrødkjernemel, johanneskjernemel, kjernebelg, kjernebelgvekst, kjernebiter, kjerneboring, kjernebrensel, kjernedeling, kjernefag, kjernefamilie, kjernefrisk, kjernefrukt, kjernefull, kjernehus, kjernejournal, kjernekar, kjernelandskap, kjerneledd, kjernelegeme, kjernelær, kjerneløs, kjernemembran, kjernemuskulatur, kjernenorsk, kjerneområde, kjernepensum, kjerneprøve, kjernepunkt, kjerneråte, kjernesak, kjerneskygge, kjernesopp, kjernespissmunnstykke, kjernespråk, kjernespørsmål, kjernesunn, kjernesvar, kjernesyre, kjernesåpe, kjernetak, kjernetanke, kjernetid, kjernetropp, kjerneved, kjernevekst, kjernevelger, kjerneverdi, kjernevirksomhet, kjerneøks, transformatorkjerne

Noun

IPA: /ˈçæːɳə/, /ˈçæːʁnə/ Audio: Nb-kjerne.ogg Forms: kjerna [definite, singular], kjernen [definite, singular], kjerner [indefinite, plural], kjernene [definite, plural]
Rhymes: -æːɳə, -æːʁnə, -æːrnə Etymology: 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.). Cognate with Danish kerne, Swedish kärna, German Kern, Dutch kern, Faroese kjarni and Icelandic kjarni. Etymology templates: {{root|nb|ine-pro|*ǵerh₂-}}, {{inh|nb|non|kjarni}} Old Norse kjarni, {{inh|nb|gem-pro|*kernô||core, kernel}} Proto-Germanic *kernô (“core, kernel”), {{m|gem-pro|*kurną||corn, grain}} *kurną (“corn, grain”), {{inh|nb|ine-pro|*ǵr̥h₂nóm||grain}} Proto-Indo-European *ǵr̥h₂nóm (“grain”), {{m|ine-pro|*ǵr̥h₂nós|*ǵr̥h₂-nós|matured, grown old}} *ǵr̥h₂-nós (“matured, grown old”), {{m|ine-pro|*ǵerh₂-||to grow old, mature}} *ǵerh₂- (“to grow old, mature”), {{m|ine-pro|*-nós|*-nóm|pos=creates verbal adjectives from roots.}} *-nóm (creates verbal adjectives from roots.), {{cog|da|kerne}} Danish kerne, {{cog|sv|kärna}} Swedish kärna, {{cog|de|Kern}} German Kern, {{cog|nl|kern}} Dutch kern, {{cog|fo|kjarni}} Faroese kjarni, {{cog|is|kjarni}} Icelandic kjarni
  1. a churn (a vessel used for churning, especially for producing butter) Tags: feminine, masculine Categories (topical): Tools Synonyms: kinne Derived forms: kjernelokk, rullekjerne, stampekjerne, støpekjerne, vindekjerne, vuggekjerne
    Sense id: en-kjerne-nb-noun-SPKlH76I Disambiguation of Tools: 3 5 5 3 7 3 8 9 3 2 4 2 2 2 2 5 2 3 4 14 14
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Verb

Forms: kjernes [passive], kjern [imperative], kjerner [present], kjerna [participle, past], kjerna [past], kjernet [participle, past], kjernet [past], kjernende [participle, present], kjerning [noun-from-verb]
Etymology: From the noun kjerne (“core, nucleus”), 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.). Cognate with Danish kærne (“to churn”). Etymology templates: {{root|nb|ine-pro|*ǵerh₂-}}, {{m|nb|kjerne||core, nucleus}} kjerne (“core, nucleus”), {{inh|nb|non|kjarni}} Old Norse kjarni, {{inh|nb|gem-pro|*kernô||core, kernel}} Proto-Germanic *kernô (“core, kernel”), {{m|gem-pro|*kurną||corn, grain}} *kurną (“corn, grain”), {{inh|nb|ine-pro|*ǵr̥h₂nóm||grain}} Proto-Indo-European *ǵr̥h₂nóm (“grain”), {{m|ine-pro|*ǵr̥h₂nós|*ǵr̥h₂-nós|matured, grown old}} *ǵr̥h₂-nós (“matured, grown old”), {{m|ine-pro|*ǵerh₂-||to grow old, mature}} *ǵerh₂- (“to grow old, mature”), {{m|ine-pro|*-nós|*-nóm|pos=creates verbal adjectives from roots.}} *-nóm (creates verbal adjectives from roots.), {{cog|da|kærne||to churn}} Danish kærne (“to churn”) Head templates: {{head|nb|verb|passive|kjernes|imperative|kjern|present tense|kjerner|simple past and past participle|kjerna|or|kjernet|present participle|kjernende|verbal noun|kjerning}} kjerne (passive kjernes, imperative kjern, present tense kjerner, simple past and past participle kjerna or kjernet, present participle kjernende, verbal noun kjerning)
  1. (transitive) to churn (to agitate rapidly and repetitively, or to stir with a rowing or rocking motion, specifically to create butter) Tags: transitive Categories (topical): Tools Derived forms: kjernedag, kjernemelk, kjernemelkskur, kjernemelksuppe, kjernerømme, kjernerømmeklining, nykjernet
    Sense id: en-kjerne-nb-verb-mV1AYP~1 Disambiguation of Tools: 3 5 5 3 7 3 8 9 3 2 4 2 2 2 2 5 2 3 4 14 14
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

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      "word": "appelsinkjerne"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "atomkjerne"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "benkjerne"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "borkjerne"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "brannkjerne"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "bykjerne"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "cellekjerne"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "daddelkjerne"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "dorullkjerne"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "eplekjerne"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "forkjerne"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "frøemnekjerne"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "frøhvitekjerne"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "frøkjerne"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "galaksekjerne"
    },
    {
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      "word": "guarkjernemel"
    },
    {
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      "word": "jernkjerne"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "johannesbrødkjernemel"
    },
    {
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      "word": "johanneskjernemel"
    },
    {
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      "word": "kjernebelg"
    },
    {
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      "word": "kjernebelgvekst"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "kjernebiter"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "kjerneboring"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "kjernebrensel"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "kjernedeling"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "kjernefag"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "kjernefamilie"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "kjernefrisk"
    },
    {
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      "word": "kjernefrukt"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "kjernefull"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "kjernehus"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "kjernejournal"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "kjernekar"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "kjernelandskap"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "kjerneledd"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "kjernelegeme"
    },
    {
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      "word": "kjernelær"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "kjerneløs"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "kjernemembran"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "kjernemuskulatur"
    },
    {
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      "word": "kjernenorsk"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "kjerneområde"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "kjernepensum"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "kjerneprøve"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "kjernepunkt"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "kjerneråte"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "kjernesak"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "kjerneskygge"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "kjernesopp"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "kjernespissmunnstykke"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "kjernespråk"
    },
    {
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      "word": "kjernespørsmål"
    },
    {
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      "word": "kjernesunn"
    },
    {
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      "word": "kjernesvar"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "kjernesyre"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "kjernesåpe"
    },
    {
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      "word": "kjernetak"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "kjernetanke"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "kjernetid"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "kjernetropp"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "kjerneved"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "kjernevekst"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "kjernevelger"
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      "form": "kjerna",
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        "past"
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        "past"
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      "form": "kjernet",
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      "form": "kjernende",
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        "participle",
        "present"
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          "word": "nykjernet"
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      "word": "kjernetak"
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      "word": "kjernetanke"
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    {
      "word": "kjernetid"
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    {
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    {
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    {
      "word": "kjernevekst"
    },
    {
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    {
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    {
      "args": {
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        "2": "kerne"
      },
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      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sv",
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      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "de",
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      },
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      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nl",
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    },
    {
      "args": {
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      "name": "cog"
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "is",
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      "name": "cog"
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  ],
  "etymology_text": "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.).\nCognate with Danish kerne, Swedish kärna, German Kern, Dutch kern, Faroese kjarni and Icelandic kjarni.",
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        "singular"
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    {
      "form": "kjernene",
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  "lang_code": "nb",
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    {
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    }
  ],
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        "nb:Botany"
      ],
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        {
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          "ref": "1928, Henrik Ibsen, Samlede verker V, page 414",
          "text": "hvem planter kjærner for at høste frugt, naar der er ungtræer nok",
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        {
          "english": "There are many different watermelons - some have seeds in them, others are seedless",
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    },
    {
      "categories": [
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          "center"
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          "core",
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        "natural-sciences",
        "sciences"
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    },
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      "categories": [
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      "tags": [
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        "masculine"
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        "natural-sciences",
        "sciences"
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    },
    {
      "categories": [
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          "center",
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      "tags": [
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        "masculine"
      ],
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        "natural-sciences"
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    },
    {
      "categories": [
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        "nb:Physics"
      ],
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          "chemistry"
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          "physics"
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      "tags": [
        "figuratively",
        "masculine"
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        "chemistry",
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        "physical-sciences",
        "physics"
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    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Norwegian Bokmål terms with quotations",
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      ],
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          "center",
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          "botany",
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      ],
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        {
          "word": "kjerneved"
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          "word": "alved"
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      "tags": [
        "figuratively",
        "masculine"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "biology",
        "botany",
        "natural-sciences"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Norwegian Bokmål terms with quotations"
      ],
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        {
          "english": "the cable has no less than 20 cores",
          "ref": "1930, Tidens Tegn, page 15",
          "text": "kabelen har ikke mindre enn 20 kjerner",
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        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "a center or core (innermost part of something)",
        "a core (the interior of a workpiece or tool, especially when it is of a different material than the rest)"
      ],
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        [
          "center",
          "center"
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        [
          "core",
          "core"
        ]
      ],
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        "(figuratively) a center or core (innermost part of something)",
        "a core (the interior of a workpiece or tool, especially when it is of a different material than the rest)"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "figuratively",
        "masculine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Norwegian Bokmål terms with quotations",
        "nb:Engineering"
      ],
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        "a center or core (innermost part of something)",
        "a core (the interior of a workpiece or tool, especially when it is of a different material than the rest)",
        "a core (the portion of a mold that creates an internal cavity within a casting or that makes a hole in or through a casting)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "center",
          "center"
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        [
          "core",
          "core"
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        [
          "engineering",
          "engineering#Noun"
        ]
      ],
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      "categories": [
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        {
          "english": "see only where the bright mother-of-pearls flash from each bead forward",
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      "categories": [
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      "glosses": [
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      "categories": [
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        {
          "english": "it was an unstoppable amount of layers [in the onion]! Isn't the core coming soon for a day?",
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          "text": "det var en ustyrtelig mængde lag [i løken]! Kommer ikke kærnen snart for en dag?",
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        {
          "english": "I guessed it, which is the core of life",
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          "english": "there is now, however, a core of something real in Mary",
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          "english": "pollen's proud core",
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          "english": "after all, the family is the backbone of society",
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          "english": "[the heresy] that mass and quantity are the true core of the people",
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          "english": "was it just for every election that the farmer was the backbone of the country?",
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        {
          "english": "the central core of the graffiti scene",
          "ref": "2002, Cecilie Høigård, Gategallerier",
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        {
          "english": "only the central core of about ten men was left",
          "ref": "2003, Sverre Knudsen, De aller nærmeste",
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        {
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    },
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      "categories": [
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          "english": "form the core of a universal brotherhood, regardless of race, creed, gender, or social status",
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          "english": "the core of the American idea of equality: No human being is better than me",
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        {
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      "ipa": "/ˈçæːʁnə/"
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      "ipa": "/ˈçæːʁnə/"
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        "4": "matured, grown old"
      },
      "expansion": "*ǵr̥h₂-nós (“matured, grown old”)",
      "name": "m"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ine-pro",
        "2": "*ǵerh₂-",
        "3": "",
        "4": "to grow old, mature"
      },
      "expansion": "*ǵerh₂- (“to grow old, mature”)",
      "name": "m"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ine-pro",
        "2": "*-nós",
        "3": "*-nóm",
        "pos": "creates verbal adjectives from roots."
      },
      "expansion": "*-nóm (creates verbal adjectives from roots.)",
      "name": "m"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "da",
        "2": "kærne",
        "3": "",
        "4": "to churn"
      },
      "expansion": "Danish kærne (“to churn”)",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From the noun kjerne (“core, nucleus”), 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.).\nCognate with Danish kærne (“to churn”).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "kjernes",
      "tags": [
        "passive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kjern",
      "tags": [
        "imperative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kjerner",
      "tags": [
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kjerna",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kjerna",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kjernet",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kjernet",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kjernende",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kjerning",
      "tags": [
        "noun-from-verb"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nb",
        "10": "kjerna",
        "11": "or",
        "12": "kjernet",
        "13": "present participle",
        "14": "kjernende",
        "15": "verbal noun",
        "16": "kjerning",
        "2": "verb",
        "3": "passive",
        "4": "kjernes",
        "5": "imperative",
        "6": "kjern",
        "7": "present tense",
        "8": "kjerner",
        "9": "simple past and past participle"
      },
      "expansion": "kjerne (passive kjernes, imperative kjern, present tense kjerner, simple past and past participle kjerna or kjernet, present participle kjernende, verbal noun kjerning)",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
  "lang_code": "nb",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Norwegian Bokmål terms with quotations",
        "Norwegian Bokmål terms with usage examples",
        "Norwegian Bokmål transitive verbs"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "to churn butter",
          "text": "kjerne smør",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "cheese making and churning",
          "ref": "1917, Knut Hamsun, Markens Grøde II, page 197",
          "text": "ysting og kjærning",
          "type": "quotation"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to churn (to agitate rapidly and repetitively, or to stir with a rowing or rocking motion, specifically to create butter)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "churn",
          "churn"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(transitive) to churn (to agitate rapidly and repetitively, or to stir with a rowing or rocking motion, specifically to create butter)"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "transitive"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "kjerne"
}

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