brennevin
Norwegian Bokmål edit
Etymology edit
From Danish brændevin, a calque of Middle Low German bernewin.
Noun edit
brennevin n (definite singular brennevinet, indefinite plural brenneviner, definite plural brennevinene)
- liquor (hard liquor), spirits
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- Hun arbeider seg systematisk gjennom en stor konfekteske, biter tuppen av de små sjokoladeflaskene og drypper de forskjellige brennevinene inn i munnen, som en særlig fornem fyllik.
- She works systematically through a large box of chocolates, bites the tip off the small chocolate bottles and drips the different spirits into her mouth, like an especially dignified drunkard.
References edit
- “brennevin” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
- “brennevin” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).
Norwegian Nynorsk edit
Etymology edit
From brenne (“to burn”) + vin (“wine”), a calque of Middle Low German bernewin. Cognate with Faroese and Icelandic brennivín, Swedish brännvin, and Danish brændevin.
Noun edit
brennevin n (definite singular brennevinet, indefinite plural brennevin, definite plural brennevina)
- liquor (hard liquor), spirits
- (colloquial) aquavit
- Synonym: akevitt
Derived terms edit
References edit
- “brennevin” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.