ålvor

Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

  • ålvora
Dialectal forms
  • ølvøro (vald)
  • ølvøru, ølvuru (Hallingdal)
  • alvuru (Trysil)
  • ølvor, ølvør (Andebu)

Etymology

From Old Norse alvara, with -o- from the oblique form alvǫru.

Noun

ålvor n (definite singular ålvoret, uncountable)

  1. alternative form of seriousness

Derived terms

  • ålvorleg
  • ta på ålvor

References

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