fjorårsgras

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From fjorår +‎ -s- +‎ gras.

Pronunciation

  • (not in dialects with guttural R) IPA(key): /fjuːrɒːʂɡrɑːs/

Noun

fjorårsgras n (definite singular fjorårsgraset, uncountable)

  1. dead grass from the past year (seen after the snow has melted away)

Synonyms

  • fornegras
  • finsk (Trøndelag dialect)
  • fynn, fynne (dialectal)
  • Fønne (old Spydeberg dialect, 1780)