merraflåar

Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

• (non-standard since 2005) merreflåar

Etymology

From merr (“mare (female horse)”) +‎ -a- +‎ flåar (“flayer”).

Noun

merraflåar m (definite singular merraflåaren, indefinite plural merraflåarar, definite plural merraflåarane)

1. (literally) a flayer of horses
2. (by extension) one who pesters equines
3. (derogatory) rascal

   Synonyms: kjeltring, rakkar

See also

• merraflåer (Bokmål)

References

• “merraflåar” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.