blåmann
Norwegian Nynorsk edit
Etymology edit
From Old Norse blámaðr, from blá (“blue, black”) + maðr (“person, man”). Cognate with Faroese and Icelandic blámaður, Swedish blåman, and Danish blåmand.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
blåmann m (definite singular blåmannen, indefinite plural blåmenn, definite plural blåmennene)
- a black person, African, Moor
- a man dressed in blue
- (derogatory) a nickname for a person from the sea districts
- Antonym: gråmann (“mountain person”)
- a small wight living in the stable or other outhouses
- (derogatory) a nickname for a person from the sea districts
- (botany) pyramidal bugle (Ajuga pyramidalis)
- Synonyms: jonsokkoll, skreddar
- a type of bluish black beetle
- (zoology) asp (Aspius rapax)
- mould stains on sail cloth
- blue colour on wood that has lied in water for a long time
Derived terms edit
- Blåmann (a name used for black goats)
See also edit
References edit
- “blåmann” in Ivar Aasen (1873) Norsk Ordbog med dansk Forklaring