gåre

See also: Appendix:Variations of "gare"

Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

  • Gaara (Ivar Aasen)

Etymology

According to Swedish sources (SAOB), related to Norwegian Nynorsk gjord (“belt, band”) (compare English girth), while Icelandic gára may be a borrowing.

Compare Swedish gåra (“a line on wood or leaf; a crack”).

Noun

gåre f (definite singular gåra, indefinite plural gårer, definite plural gårene)

  1. a line or vein in a stone
  2. a line on the earth or on a roof
  3. (rare) a line
    Synonyms: linje, stripe
  4. (dialectal) a wave
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