bjørneboke

Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

Etymology

From bjørn +‎ boke. Literally, “bear lard”. Attested by Hans Jacob Wille in 1786 in his book about Seljord spelled as Biønne-Vaaku (probably with misspelling because of similarity between V and B in fraktur font).

Noun

bjørneboke f (definite singular bjørneboka, indefinite plural bjørneboker, definite plural bjørnebokene)

  1. (botany, Telemark) synonym of bjørneskjegg (“deer's hair”)
  2. (Vinje) thread rush (Juncus filiformis)

References

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