/ˈɑːnɪŋ/
Opprinnelseane + -ing, verbal noun form of ane (“guess, sense; suspect”), from Low German anen. Last part from Old Norse -ingr m, -ingi m, -ing f, from Proto-Germanic *-ingō, *-ungō.
- feminine, masculinethe act of guessing, sensing, suspecting; a clue, idea
“bag usynlighedens værn mine fugle skulde tvinde, i en anings trillers rad, takkens kvad” — behind the shield of invisibility my birds were to twist, in a row of trills a whirl, the squeal of thanks
“Siri hadde en aning om, at han var i et særskilt ærend idag” — Siri had an idea that he was on a special errand today
“jeg vet ikke. – Ingen aning?” — I do not know. - No idea?
- feminine, masculinea hint, bit, little (a small amount of)
“[han var] kald i målet, og med en aning av flir i ene munnvika” — [he was] cold in his language, and with a hint of grin in one corner of his mouth
“forklaringen er nok en aning mer komplisert” — the explanation is probably a bit more complicated
“ung bøk og gammel eik og en aning selje, det er det hun leter etter” — young beech and old oak and a little willow, that's what she's looking for
- dialectal, masculinea slight wind that barely moves the ocean surface
Bøyningeraninga(definite, singular) · aningen(definite, singular) · aninger(indefinite, plural) · aningene(definite, plural)
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