kven

See also: Kven and kven-

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology 1

From Old Norse hverr.

Pronoun

kven

1. who

   Kven er du?

   Who are you?

Etymology 2

From Old Norse kvænir, kvenir pl.

Alternative forms

• kvæn

Noun

kven m (definite singular kvenen, indefinite plural kvener or kvenar, definite plural kvenene or kvenane)

1. (rare today) a Finn, a Finnish speaking person

   Synonym: finne (from Swedish)

   1. a Kven, person of a Finnish-descended people in Northern Norway

      Synonym: norskfinne

Derived terms

• Kvenland (“Finland; the old land of the Kvens”)
• kvensk (“Kven, Finnish”)

References

• “kven” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.