høne

From Old Norse hœna, from Proto-Germanic *hōnijǭ, related to *hanjō, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *kan- (“to sing”), *kana-.

• IPA^(key): /hœːnə/, [ˈhœːnə], [ˈhœːn̩]

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høne c (singular definite hønen, plural indefinite høner or høns)

1. hen
2. chicken (as a food)
3. (only plural) chicken, (Gallus)

• hønsefarm c
• hønsehus n
• hønsekødsuppe c
• hønseri n
• hønsestige c

• hane c

• kylling c

From Old Norse hœna, from Proto-Germanic *hōnijǭ, related to *hanjō, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *kan- (“to sing”), *kana-.

høne m or f (definite singular høna or hønen, indefinite plural høner or høns, definite plural hønene)

1. a hen (female bird of Gallus gallus domesticus, and some other species).
2. a fanny (UK slang)
3. (sports) a shuttlecock

The plural høns is listed separately in dictionaries, and can also mean males and females collectively.

• fjærball (shuttlecock)

• hane

• burhøne

• kylling

• “høne” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

From Old Norse hœna, from Proto-Germanic *hōnijǭ, related to *hanjō, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *kan- (“to sing”), *kana-.

høne f (definite singular høna, indefinite plural høner or høns, definite plural hønene)

1. a hen (as above)
2. a fanny (UK slang)
3. (sports) a shuttlecock

The plural høns is listed separately in dictionaries, and can also mean males and females collectively.

• fjørball (shuttlecock)

• hane
• kylling

• “høne” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.