flyndre

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Old Norse flyðra, from Proto-Germanic *flunþrijǭ.

Noun

flyndre f or m (definite singular flyndra or flyndren, indefinite plural flyndrer, definite plural flyndrene)

1. a flounder

References

• “flyndre” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
• “flyndre” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).

Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

• flundra, flundre, flyndra

Etymology

From Old Norse flyðra, from Proto-Germanic *flunþrijǭ.

Noun

flyndre f (definite singular flyndra, indefinite plural flyndrer, definite plural flyndrene)

1. a flounder
   • 1906, Rasmus Løland, Kvitebjørnen, Kristiania: Gyldendalske Boghandel/Nordisk Forlag, page 32:

     «Og kjeften hans er som du skulde sjaa kjeften paa ei flundra[.]»

     "And his mouth is as if you'd watch the mouth of a flounder."

Derived terms

• flyndrefamilie
• flyndrefilet
• flyndrefisk
• gullflyndre
• kongeflyndre
• mareflyndre
• sandflyndre
• smørflyndre
• spetteflyndre
• tungeflyndre
• vassflyndre

 

References

• “flyndre” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.