hjon

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Danish

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Etymology

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Inherited from Old Danish hion,hiona, from Old Norse hjón, from Proto-Germanic *hīwōnō.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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hjon n (singular definite hjonet, plural indefinite hjon)

  1. (archaic) household member
  2. (collective, archaic) servants

Declension

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Synonyms

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  1. (collective, historical) tyende
  2. (collective, historical) tjenestefolk

Norwegian Nynorsk

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Etymology

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From Old Norse hjón, hjún.

Noun

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

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

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Swedish

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Etymology

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

Noun

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hjon n

  1. (archaic) household member
  2. (archaic) servant

Declension

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Derived terms

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Further reading

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