melrakke
Norwegian Nynorsk
Alternative forms
- mjølrakke (Nord-Gudbrandsdalen, Hardanger)
Etymology
Inherited from Old Norse melrakki. Compare Icelandic melrakki. First attested by Hans Jacob Wille in 1786.
Noun
melrakke m (definite singular melrakken, indefinite plural melrakkar, definite plural melrakkane)
- synonym of fjellrev
Descendants
- → Danish: Merakke (18-19th centuries)