gople
Norwegian Nynorsk edit
Alternative forms edit
- (jellyfish and flower): gøple
Etymology edit
Uncertain. According to different sources, may be related to gopel (“a dirt mass”), Old Norse gaupn (“gowpen”) or Southern Sami gåbloe (“lung”) (compare Finnish kupla (“bubble”)). Also compare Southern Sami boeltʼaajjan-gåbloe (“fireweed”), literally “bear lung”.
Noun edit
gople f (definite singular gopla, indefinite plural gopler, definite plural goplene)