bunn

See also: Bunn

English

Noun

bunn (plural bunns)

1. Archaic form of bun (“sweetened bread roll”).
   • 1816, Joshua E. White, Letters on England:

     Such is the general hurry and confusion in the principal streets, such as Castle Street, Lord Street, Pool Lane, Paradise Street, &c. that often passengers take up a bunn, a cake, or some fruit, as they pass the shop of a confectioner or fruit-seller, without stopping, and throw in the pay without inquiring the price.

   • 1856, Lucius Manlius Sargent, Dealings with the Dead, volume 2, page 472:

     "Oh," she replied, "when I came to think of it, I saw, that you were right. I thought, 'twas quite likely it would draw a blank. Crust, the baker, offered me what I gave for it, and a sheet of bunns, to boot, and I let him have it, three weeks ago. […]

Norwegian Bokmål

Alternative forms

• botn (Nynorsk also)

Etymology

From Danish bund, Old Danish botn, from Old Norse botn, from Proto-Germanic *butmaz. Doublet of botn.

Noun

bunn m (definite singular bunnen, indefinite plural bunner, definite plural bunnene)

1. bottom (lowermost part)

Derived terms

• dalbunn
• havbunn
• hodebunn
• i bunn og grunn
• innsjøbunn
• jordbunn
• sjøbunn

 

References

• “bunn” in The Bokmål Dictionary.