baune

Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

• bauna (bracket form)

Etymology

From Old Norse baun, from Proto-Germanic *baunō, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰabʰ-, *bʰabʰ-eh₂- (“bean”). The final -e was added under Middle Low German influence.

Noun

baune f (definite singular bauna, indefinite plural bauner or baunor, definite plural baunene or baunone)

1. bean; (pre-2012) alternative form of bønne

   I dag er det bauner til middag.

   It is beans for dinner today.

Usage notes

• The plural forms baunor and baunone were bracket forms at the lemma's supersession in 2012.

Synonyms

• bønne, [bønna]

References

• “baune” in The Nynorsk Dictionary. (no longer listed)