ensom.
lonely, lonesome; feeling alone, without companionship, family, or friends; forlorn
Meaning & usage
lonely, lonesome; feeling alone, without companionship, family, or friends; forlorn
Hun følte seg ensom og forlatt.
solitary, lone; being, occurring, or standing alone, without company or companions
En ensom stjerne lyste på himmelen.
remote, secluded, desolate, lonely; far from people, habitation, or company
Huset ligger på et ensomt sted.
lonely, isolated; characterized by being without company or social contact
Det er ensomt her om vinteren.
Where this word comes from
Borrowed from Danish ensom (“lonely, alone”), a form remodeled under the influence of German einsam (“lonely, solitary”) and the suffix -som (“adjective-forming suffix”); from Old Danish ensamæn (“alone”), corresponding to Old Norse einn saman (“alone, literally “one together””), later also einnsamann and einnsamall (“alone”). By surface analysis, en- + som. Compare Norwegian Nynorsk einsam, Danish ensom, Swedish ensam, Icelandic einsamall and Dutch eenzaam (“lonely, solitary”).
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