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fjøs

noun masculine or neutersubstantiv hankjønn eller intetkjønn

cowshed · byre · barn (for livestock)

EtymologyOpphav

norrønt fjós, opprinnelig ‘fehus’ Old Norse fjós, originally 'cattle house'

Senses and Example SentencesBetydning og bruk

bygning eller rom for husdyrdomestic animal · livestock (særlig storfe, sau og geit) building or room for domestic animalshusdyr (especially cattle, sheep and goats)
  • bygge nytt fjøs to build a new cowshed
  • gå i fjøset to go into the cowshed
  • lukte fjøs to smell of the cowshed