venn m (definite singular vennen, indefinite plural venner, definite plural vennene)
venn m (definite singular vennen, indefinite plural venner or vennar, definite plural vennene or vennane)
From Old Norse vinr, from Proto-Germanic *winiz, from Proto-Indo-European *wenh₁- (“to seek, desire, love, win”). Related to Latin venus (“beauty”); also Norwegian Bokmål ven (“beautiful”).