huning

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Old Norse hunang.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /²hʊːnɪŋ/, /²hʊnɪŋ/

Noun

huning m (definite singular huningen) (uncountable)

1. honey (sweet substance produced by bees)

References

• “huning” in Ivar Aasen (1873) Norsk Ordbog med dansk Forklaring

West Frisian

Alternative forms

• hunich, hunnich, hunning

Etymology

From Old Frisian *huning, from Proto-Germanic *hunangą. Cognate with Dutch honing and North Frisian honning, hönning.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈhynɪŋ/
• Rhymes: -ynɪŋ
• Hyphenation: hu‧ning

Noun

huning c (no plural)

1. honey

   bearen ite huning

   bears eat honey

References

• “huning”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011