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jo

“jo” is a Norwegian Nynorsk word. Its 3 meanings in English:

noun

  1. a horse (only used in given names)
  2. a skua, seabird of family Stercorariidae.

adverb

  1. Used to indicate an expectation of common understanding, or that what is said is an obvious fact – “as you well know,” “of course.”

Etymology

From Old Norse jór, from Proto-Germanic *ehwaz.

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