festning

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Middle Low German vesteninge, vestinge; compare with German Festung.

Noun

festning f or m (definite singular festninga or festningen, indefinite plural festninger, definite plural festningene)

a fort or fortress

References

“festning” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
“festning” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Middle Low German vesteninge, vestinge.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /²fɛstnɪŋ/

Noun

festning f (definite singular festninga, indefinite plural festningar, definite plural festningane)
festning m (definite singular festningen, indefinite plural festningar, definite plural festningane)

a fort or fortress

References

“festning” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

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