dvergmål

Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

Etymology

From dverg (“dwarf”) +‎ mål (“language”).

Noun

dvergmål n (definite singular dvergmålet, uncountable)

  1. (chiefly archaic or poetic) synonym of ekko (“echo”)

References

  • “dvergmål” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
  • “dvergmål” in Store norske leksikon
  • “dvergmaal” in Ivar Aasen (1873) Norsk Ordbog med dansk Forklaring
  • Olav Klonteig (2000) Fjellbygder i attersyn (in Norwegian Nynorsk), page 226
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