jomfrue

Norwegian Nynorsk

Noun

jomfrue f

1. alternative form of jomfru
   • 1879, Hallvard Bergh, Sogur m.m. fraa Valdris og Hallingdal [Tales from Valdres and Hallingdal], Kristiania: Det norske Samlags forl., page 5:

     […] o i di sama vart ho te ei fine Jomfrue, o no tytte Guten, ho va endaa finare fyste Gonge.

     And then, she turned into a fair maiden, and now the lad thought, she was even fairer than the first time.