mjødm

See also: mjǫðm and mjöðm

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Old Norse mjǫðm.

Noun

mjødm f or m (definite singular mjødma or mjødmen, indefinite plural mjødmer, definite plural mjødmene)

  1. a hip

Synonyms

References

Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

  • mjenn, mjærm, mjødn, mjøm, mjømn, mjønn (all dialectal and/or currently non-standard)
  • Miærma (definite, Søren Fermann’s Tinn dialect glossary, ca. 1760)

Etymology

From Old Norse mjǫðm, from Proto-Germanic *medumō (“middle”). Akin to Faroese mjødn, Icelandic mjöðm and Elfdalian myörm.

Noun

mjødm f (definite singular mjødma, indefinite plural mjødmar or mjødmer, definite plural mjødmane or mjødmene)

  1. a hip
    Synonym: hofte
    Ho hadde verk i mjødmane som ikkje ville gå vekk.
    She had aches in her hips that wouldn't go away.

References

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