bringebær

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From bringe-, related to Old Norse brum (“tree buds”) and Proto-West Germanic *brām, and bær.

Noun

bringebær n (definite singular bringebæret, indefinite plural bringebær, definite plural bringebæra or bringebærene)

  1. a raspberry (berry fruit)
  2. a raspberry (bush that bears raspberries, Rubus idaeus)

Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

  • bringbær, brambær, brembær, brognebær (dialectal)

Etymology

From bringe-, related to Old Norse brum (“tree buds”) and Proto-West Germanic *brām, and bær. First attested by Christen Jensøn in 1646.

Noun

bringebær n (definite singular bringebæret, indefinite plural bringebær, definite plural bringebæra)

  1. a raspberry (berry fruit)
  2. a raspberry (bush, as above)
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