mækje
Norwegian Nynorsk
editEtymology
editFrom Old Norse mækir m (“sword”), from Proto-Germanic *mēkijaz (“sword”), in reference to the shape of the petals.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editmækje f or m (definite singular mækjen or mækja, indefinite plural mækjer or mækjar, definite plural mækjene or mækjane)
- yellow flag, Iris pseudacorus
- Synonym: sverdlilje
- 1962, Einar Seim, Ordtøkje og herme II, Universitetsforlaget:
- D'er alltid vått der mækja veks.
- It's always wet where the yellow flag grows.
References
edit- Ivar Aasen (1850) “Mækje”, in Ordbog over det norske Folkesprog[1] (in Danish), Oslo: Samlaget, published 2000
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- nn:Flowers