mjødm
Norwegian Bokmål edit
Etymology edit
Noun edit
mjødm f or m (definite singular mjødma or mjødmen, indefinite plural mjødmer, definite plural mjødmene)
- a hip
Synonyms edit
References edit
- “mjødm” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
From Old Norse mjǫðm, from Proto-Germanic *medumō (“middle”). Akin to Faroese mjødn, Icelandic mjöðm and Elfdalian myörm.
Noun edit
mjødm f (definite singular mjødma, indefinite plural mjødmar or mjødmer, definite plural mjødmane or mjødmene)
- a hip
- Synonym: hofte
- Ho hadde verk i mjødmane som ikkje ville gå vekk.
- She had aches in her hips that wouldn't go away.
References edit
- “mjødm” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.