/ˈɛkːʊɳ/
OpphavFrom Old Norse íkorni, from Proto-Germanic *aikwernô, probably ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *wer-. First attested in 1646 spelled as Ejckoin in 1646 by Christen Jensøn from Askvoll, showing both palatalization (see ikønn) and a preserved diphthong (similar to his spelling of ekkje). The diphthong is also attested in 1770-s by Søren Richart Hagerup probably in Surnadal dialect.
- neutera squirrel, a rodent of the subfamily Sciurinae
“Brune Ekorn skvatt att og fram, ein Trepikkar sat og bankad i ein Furulegg.” — Brown squirrels skipped back and forth, a woodpecker sat pecking at the trunk of a pine.
- neutera red squirrel, Sciurus vulgaris
Formerekornet(definite, singular) · ekorn(indefinite, plural) · ekorna(definite, plural) · ikorn(alternative)