sengre

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology 1

Perhaps related to English singe.

Alternative forms

• sengra

Noun

sengre f (definite singular sengra, indefinite plural sengrer, definite plural sengrene)

1. (obsolete) a burnt smell

Verb

sengre (present tense sengrar, past tense sengra)

1. (impersonal, intransitive, obsolete) to smell burnt
   • 1943, Bøye Kattevold, Gamalt fraa Vang, page 43:

     me sprang igjøno blanke løgin, so det sengra taa uss

     we ran through the bright flames, so that we smelled burnt

Etymology 2

Verb

sengre (present tense sengrar, past tense sengra)

1. eye dialect spelling of singre
   • 1932, Ole Knutsen Ødegård, Gamalt fraa Valdres, volume 7, page 118:

     [han håggde] utta viare denne mitt i anlæte mitt so de' sengra før augo på me […]

     Just like that, he hurled it at my face, so that it slapped before me eyes.

References

• Eskeland, Lars (1948) “sengre”, in Norsk rettskrivings-ordbok [Norwegian Orthographic Dictionary] (in Norwegian Nynorsk)