This is the 685th most frequent Norwegian word.
gunnar
"**Gunnar**" is a Norwegian male given name, derived from Old Norse meaning "warrior" or "fighter."
Gunnar is used as a proper noun, referring to the name of a person.
Gunnar er en venn av meg.
Gunnar is a friend of mine.
Gunnar is used as the recipient of the action, again as a proper noun.
Jeg skrev til Gunnar i går.
I wrote to Gunnar yesterday.
Here, Gunnar is used as a subject in a sentence to explain the meaning of the name itself in a historical linguistic context.