jerv
Norwegian Bokmål edit
Etymology edit
From Old Norse jarfr, from Proto-Norse ᛖᚱᚨᚠᚨᛉ (erafaʀ), from Proto-Germanic *erfaz. Cognate with Swedish järv, Faroese jarvur.
Pronunciation edit
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Noun edit
jerv m (definite singular jerven, indefinite plural jerver, definite plural jervene)
References edit
- “jerv” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk edit
Etymology edit
From Old Norse jarfr, from Proto-Norse ᛖᚱᚨᚠᚨᛉ (erafaʀ), from Proto-Germanic *erfaz. Cognate with Swedish järv, Faroese jarvur.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
jerv m (definite singular jerven, indefinite plural jervar, definite plural jervane)
- a wolverine (Gulo gulo)
- Synonym: fjellfross
- 1869, Henrik Krohn, Svein og Gudveig:
- Som Jerv paa Veidet han paa Sjurden sprang og slo um honom sine sterke Armar.
- Like a hunting wolverine he jumped at Sjurd and threw his strong arms around him.
References edit
- “jerv” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.