jådnå

Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

• jådno

Etymology

Dative plural of jadn, jedn, dialectal forms of jarn, jern (“iron”). From Old Norse járnum, jǫrnum.

Noun

jådnå

1. used only in the dialectal prepositional phrase på jådnå (q.v.)

References

• “jarn”, in Norsk ordbok (in Norwegian Nynorsk), volume 5, Oslo: Samlaget, 2005, pages 1437-8