profetskjegg

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From profet (“prophet”) +‎ skjegg (“beard”).

Noun

profetskjegg n (definite singular profetskjegget, indefinite plural profetskjegg, definite plural profetskjegga)

  1. a long and white beard, such as one imagines the Old Testament prophets were sporting
  2. a beard belonging to a prophet

References

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