fjorårsgras

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From fjorår +‎ -s- +‎ gras.

Pronunciation

• (not in dialects with guttural R) IPA^(key): /fjuːrɒːʂɡrɑːs/

Noun

fjorårsgras n (definite singular fjorårsgraset, uncountable)

1. dead grass from the past year (seen after the snow has melted away)

Synonyms

• fornegras
• finsk (Trøndelag dialect)
• fynn, fynne (dialectal)
• Fønne (old Spydeberg dialect, 1780)