tiriltunge

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

A compound of tiril + tunge (“tongue”). The meaning or origin of the first part is unknown.

Noun

tiriltunge f or m (definite singular tiriltunga or tiriltungen, indefinite plural tiriltunger, definite plural tiriltungene)

  1. birdsfoot trefoil (Lotus corniculatus)

References

Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

  • (non-standard since 2012) tiriltunga, tiritunga, tiritunge
  • tøritung (Eresfjord dialect)
  • terreltunge (Trøndersk)

Etymology

A compound of tiril + tunge (“tongue”). The meaning or origin of the first part is unknown, may be from dialectal form of tverel. Attested by Christen Jensøn in 1646 as Tiretunge. Also attested by Hans Jacob Wille in 1786 in his book about Seljord.

Noun

tiriltunge f (definite singular tiriltunga, indefinite plural tiriltunger, definite plural tiriltungene)

  1. birdsfoot trefoil (Lotus corniculatus)

References

  • “tiriltunge” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
  • Cf. Norwegian Bokmål “tiriltunge” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).
  • “tiriltunge” in Ivar Aasen (1873) Norsk Ordbog med dansk Forklaring
  • Torleiv Hannaas (1915) Ældre norske Sprogminder : Christen Jensøns Den Norske Dictionarium (in Norwegian Nynorsk), page 86
  • Høeg, O. A. (1974). Planter og tradisjon
  • Hans Jacob Wille (1786) Beskrivelse over Sillejords Præstegield (in Norwegian Nynorsk)
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