gaupn

Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms
  • gaupne
  • gaufn (au – öu), gauftn, gaufne, gauft, gauvn, gaukn, gaugn (dialectal)

Etymology

From Old Norse gaupn. Cognate of Faroese geykn and Icelandic gaupn.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [²ɡœʊ̯pn̥]

Noun

gaupn f (definite singular gaupna, indefinite plural gaupner, definite plural gaupnene)

  1. gowpen, both bands held together in the form of a bowl

Derived terms
  • dørgaupn
  • handgaupn
  • gaupe f (“frame around an opening”)
  • gaupe m (“handful”)
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