gople

Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

• gøple (jellyfish and flower)

Etymology

Uncertain. According to different sources, may be related to gopel (“a dirt mass”), Old Norse gaupn (“gowpen”) or Southern Sami gåbloe (“lung”) (compare Finnish kupla (“bubble”)). Also compare Southern Sami boeltʼaajjan-gåbloe (“fireweed”), literally “bear lung”.

Noun

gople f (definite singular gopla, indefinite plural gopler, definite plural goplene)

1. (dialectal) jellyfish

   Synonym: mannete

2. (dialectal) any non-dangerous part of a jellyfish
3. (dialectal, Northern Norway, botany) fireweed

   Synonyms: geitrams, mjølke

4. (dialectal, botany) giant bellflower (Campanula latifolia)

   Synonym: storklokke

5. (dialectal, Western Norway) eggs of a frog

   Synonyms: froskeegg, loppespy