hjon

See also: hjón

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Old Norse hjón, hjún.

Noun

hjon n (definite singular hjonet, indefinite plural hjon, definite plural hjona)

(archaic, dated or dialectal) married couple
Synonym: ektepar

References

“hjon” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Swedish

Etymology

Inherited from Old Swedish hion, from Old Norse hjón, hjún, hjú, from Proto-Germanic *hīwōnō.

Noun

hjon n

(archaic) household member
(archaic) servant

Declension

Declension of hjon
	Singular		Plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	hjon	hjonet	hjon	hjonen
Genitive	hjons	hjonets	hjons	hjonens

Derived terms

fattighjon
inhyseshjon
tjänstehjon

Further reading

hjon in Svenska Akademiens ordböcker
hjon in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)

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