bœn

Old Norse

noun

Definitions

request
supplication, prayer

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Germanic *bōniz (supplication, prayer, curse, request).

Origin

Proto-Germanic

*bōniz

Gloss

supplication, prayer, curse, request

Concept

Semantic Field

Religion and belief

Ontological Category

Action/Process

Emoji

Timeline

Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

*bʰeh₂ Proto-Indo-European
*bʰeh₂- Proto-Indo-European
*bōniz Proto-Germanic
ben Old English
bēn Old English
bón Old Norse
bón, bœn Old Norse
kván Old Norse
kvánbœnir Old Norse
bøn Danish
forbøn Danish
bøn Faroese
illbøn Faroese
bøn Old Swedish