lunn

See also: Lunn

Norwegian Nynorsk

Stø med lunnar og vorrar in Geiranger.

Etymology

From Old Norse hlunnr m.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /lʉnː/
  • Homophone: lund

Noun

lunn m (definite singular lunnen, indefinite plural lunnar, definite plural lunnane)

  1. a round log placed beneath something, typically a heavy object, for the purpose of moving it with more ease, or to have it suspended in not direct contact with the ground
    1. (nautical) a stationary log used when launching and drawing up watercraft, so that one glides it by the keel
    2. (rare) a floor beam
  2. (mechanics) a lever
  3. (dated, pluralia tantum) rights or advantages tied to land ownership
  4. (dialectal) a convenience

Derived terms

See also

  • vorr m (stone pier)

References

  • “lunn” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
  • Confer with (Norwegian Bokmål) “lunn” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).
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