abildgren
Norwegian Bokmål edit
Etymology edit
abild + gren, first part from Danish abild (“European crab apple”), from Old Danish apæld, from Old Norse apaldr (“apple tree”), from Proto-Germanic *apaldraz (“apple tree”). Last part from Danish gren (“branch, bough”), from Old Danish gren, from Old Norse grein (“branch, point, part”), from Proto-Germanic *grain-.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
abildgren f or m (definite singular abildgrena or abildgrenen, indefinite plural abildgrener, definite plural abildgrenene)
- (poetic, obsolete) a branch of an apple tree
- 1907, Johan Sebastian Welhaven, Samlede Digterverker II, page 190:
- blomstersnee fra abildgrene
- flower snow from apple tree branches
Related terms edit
- abildblomst (“apple blossom”)
- abildgrå (“gray-spotted”)
- abildgård (“apple orchard”)
- abildtre (“apple tree”)
References edit
- “abildgren” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).