uteligger

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

ute (“out, outdoors”) +‎ ligge (“lie”) +‎ -er (“-er, nominalization suffix”). Compare Swedish uteliggare

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˌʉː.te.²liɡ.ɡer/, [ˌʉː.tə.²lɪɡ.ɡəɾ]

Noun

uteligger m (definite singular uteliggeren, indefinite plural uteliggere, definite plural uteliggerne)

  1. homeless person, hobo, bum

Usage notes

Not to be confused with utligger (“outlier”)

Synonyms

See also

  • uteliggar, uteliggjar (Nynorsk)

References

“uteligger” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
“uteligger” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).

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