ensom

From Old Norse einsamann (“alone”, literally “one together”), influenced by German einsam. Equivalent to en +‎ -som.

ensom (neuter ensomt, plural and definite singular attributive ensomme, comparative ensommere, superlative (predicative) ensomst, superlative (attributive) ensomste)

1. lonely, experiencing loneliness

From en +‎ sammen.

ensom (neuter singular ensomt, definite singular and plural ensomme, comparative ensommere, indefinite superlative ensomst, definite superlative ensomste)

1. lone, solitary
2. lonely, lonesome

• einsam (Nynorsk)

• “ensom” in The Bokmål Dictionary.