olmose

Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old Norse ǫlmusa, from Middle Low German [Term?], from Old Saxon [Term?], from Proto-West Germanic *alemōsinā, from Ancient Greek ἐλεημοσύνη (eleēmosúnē, “alms”). Doublet of almisse.

Noun

olmose f (definite singular olmosa, indefinite plural olmoser, definite plural olmosene)

  1. alms
  2. a helpless person

References

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