enke

Norwegian Nynorsk

noun-f2
Definitions
  • widow (a woman whose husband has died)
  • (printing) A single line of type that ends a paragraph, carried over to the next page or column; a widow

Etymology

Derived from Old Norse ekkja (widow) derived from Danish enke (widow).

Origin

Danish

enke

Gloss

widow

Concept
Semantic Field

Kinship

Ontological Category

Person/Thing

Kanji

Emoji

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