"fjon" meaning in Old Norse

See fjon in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

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
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      "translation": "Fyn island",
      "word": "⇒ Old Danish: Fioni"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
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  "pos": "noun",
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    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "english": "cottongrass",
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      "word": "fífa"
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      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "english": "dandelion, etc",
      "translation": "dandelion, etc",
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    }
  ],
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          "_dis": "58 42",
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          "_dis": "6 94",
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          "_dis1": "2 98",
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          "word": "føn"
        },
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          "word": "fyn"
        },
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          "_dis1": "26 74",
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    },
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      "translation": "Fyn island",
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  ],
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      ],
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          "fluff",
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