melrakke

Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

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)

  1. synonym of fjellrev

Descendants

  • Danish: Merakke (18-19th centuries)