Oen

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Norwegian Nynorsk[edit]

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Etymology[edit]

From Old Norse Óinn, possibly from óask (to fear, dread), thus meaning The Shy One. Cognate with Faroese Óin, Icelandic Óinn, Swedish Oen and Danish Oin, all borrowed from Old Norse.

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Oen m

  1. (Norse mythology) name of a dwarf