kveite

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology 1

Noun

kveite f or m (definite singular kveita or kveiten, indefinite plural kveiter, definite plural kveitene)

1. a halibut (type of fish)

Synonyms

• hellefisk

Etymology 2

Noun

kveite m (definite singular kveiten, uncountable)

1. form removed with the spelling reform of 2005; superseded by hvete

References

• “kveite” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology 1

From Old Norse hveiti, from Proto-Germanic *hwaitijaz. Cognates include Norwegian Bokmål hvete, German Weizen, and English wheat.

Alternative forms

• kveiti, gveite, veite, vete (dialectal)

Noun

kveite m (definite singular kveiten, uncountable)

1. wheat (grain)

Derived terms

• durumkveite
• haustkveite
• kveiteaks
• kveitebolle
• kveitebrød
• kveitedyrking
• kveitegrøpp
• kveitehaust
• kveitekli
• kveitekorn
• kveiteloff
• kveitemjøl
• kveiteåker
• rugkveite
• vårkveite

 

Etymology 2

Related to kvit (“white”).

Noun

kveite f (definite singular kveita, indefinite plural kveiter, definite plural kveitene)

1. (zoology) a halibut (fish)

   Synonym: hellefisk

Derived terms

• blåkveite
• kveitefangst
• kveitefiske

References

• “kveite” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
• “kveite”, in Norsk Ordbok: ordbok over det norske folkemålet og det nynorske skriftmålet, Oslo: Samlaget, 1950-2016