-ǿnn

See also: onn, ǫnn, önn, and Onn

Old Norse

Alternative forms

• -œnn

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *-ōnijaz.

Suffix

-ǿnn

1. used to create adjectives from the nouns denoting the four compass points

Derived terms

Old Norse terms suffixed with -ǿnn

Descendants

• ⇒ Norwegian Nynorsk: -røn (from words like norðrǿnn)