sysvorte
Norwegian Nynorsk edit
Etymology edit
Probably from Old English sugesweard.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
sysvorte f (definite singular sysvorta, indefinite plural sysvorter, definite plural sysvortene)
- (archaic) a Eurasian blackbird (songbird of the thrush family, Turdus merula)
- 1895, Per Sivle, Vaar-Vôn:
- Og Gauken, han gol, og Sysvorti song, og Lerka, ho trallad, imedan ho steig.
- And the cuckoo called, and the blackbird sang, and the lark hummed as it soared.
Synonyms edit
References edit
- “sysvorte” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.