nåe
See also: Appendix:Variations of "nae"
Norwegian Bokmål edit
Etymology edit
From Old Norse nár (“corpse; a dead person”), from Proto-Germanic *nawiz (“corpse”), from Proto-Indo-European *neh₂wis (“corpse”), from *neh₂w- (“death; corpse”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
nåe m (definite singular nåen, indefinite plural nåer, definite plural nåene)
- (chiefly dialectal) a corpse (a dead human body)
- 1924, Arnulf Øverland, Brød og vin, page 49:
- den bleke nåe
- the pale corpse
References edit
Anagrams edit
Norwegian Nynorsk edit
Etymology edit
From Old Norse nár, from Proto-Germanic *nawiz, from Proto-Indo-European *neh₂wis (“corpse”).
Noun edit
nåe m (definite singular nåen, indefinite plural nåar, definite plural nåane)
References edit
- “nåe” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.