skigard

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Old Norse skíðgarðr, from skíð (“stick”) and garðr (“fence”). Attested in Norwegian at least since 1780.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʃiːɡɑːr/
  • (thick L dialects) IPA(key): /ʃiːɡɑːɭ/

Noun

skigard m (definite singular skigarden, indefinite plural skigardar, definite plural skigardane)

  1. a roundpole fence
    • 1974, S. Jacobsen, “Skigardsvisa”:
      ein skigard kan ’kje vara evig, veit du
      a roundpole fence can’t last forever, y’know

References

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