bøn

Faroese

[bøːn]

noun
Definitions
  • request, plea
  • prayer to God (Gud)

Etymology

Inherited from Old Norse bœn derived from Proto-Germanic *bōniz (supplication, prayer, curse, request) derived from Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂ (speak), *bʰeh₂- (speak, shine, say, glow).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*bʰeh₂-

Gloss

speak, shine, say, glow

Concept
Semantic Field

Speech and language

Ontological Category

Action/Process

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