høns

See also: Hons and høns'

Danish

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /hœns/, [ˈhœnˀs]

Noun

høns c

plural indefinite of høne
(only plural) chicken, (Gallus)

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Old Norse hœns

Noun

høns n or pl (definite plural hønsa or hønsene)

(collective plural only) hens (can also mean both males and females)

Derived terms

See also

høne

References

“høns” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Old Norse hœns

Noun

høns n or pl (definite plural hønsa)

(collective plural only) hens (as above)

Derived terms

hønsehus

See also

høne

References

“høns” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

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