evje

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Old Norse efja (“bay, mud”)

Noun

evje f or m (definite singular evja or evjen, indefinite plural evjer, definite plural evjene)

  1. a calm or slow-moving part of a river or large stream
  2. (dialectal) stream of water that escapes the primary flow of the river, curving backwards
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