"festning" meaning in Norwegian Nynorsk

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Noun

IPA: /²fɛstnɪŋ/ Forms: festninga [definite, singular], festningen [definite, singular], festningar [indefinite, plural], festningane [definite, plural]
Etymology: From Middle Low German vesteninge, vestinge. Etymology templates: {{der|nn|gml|vesteninge}} Middle Low German vesteninge Head templates: {{nn-noun-irreg|f|festninga|festningar|festningane|ds2=festningen|g2=m}} festning f or m (definite singular festninga or festningen, indefinite plural festningar, definite plural festningane)
  1. a fort or fortress Wikipedia link: nn:festning Tags: feminine, masculine Derived forms: festningsanlegg, festningsby, festningsverk
    Sense id: en-festning-nn-noun-pXS0jbZP Categories (other): Norwegian Nynorsk entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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      ]
    },
    {
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        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
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      },
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        {
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        },
        {
          "word": "festningsby"
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    },
    {
      "word": "festningsby"
    },
    {
      "word": "festningsverk"
    }
  ],
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    },
    {
      "form": "festningen",
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        "definite",
        "singular"
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    },
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      ]
    },
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