mjøl

See also: mjöl and mjǫl

Faroese

Etymology

From Old Norse mjǫl, from Proto-Germanic *melwą, from Proto-Indo-European *melh₂-.

Noun

mjøl n (genitive singular mjøls, uncountable)

1. flour

Inflection

Declension of mjøl (singular only)
n3s	singular
	indefinite	definite
nominative	mjøl	mjølið
accusative	mjøl	mjølið
dative	mjøli	mjølinum
genitive	mjøls	mjølsins

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Norwegian Nynorsk mjøl, from Old Norse mjǫl. Officially went into use during the early Samnorsk policy. Doublet of mel, from Danish mel.

Noun

mjøl n (definite singular mjølet, uncountable)

1. alternative form of mel

References

• “mjøl” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
• “mjøl” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Old Norse mjǫl, from Proto-Germanic *melwą, from Proto-Indo-European *melh₂-.

Noun

mjøl n (definite singular mjølet, uncountable)

1. flour

Derived terms

• kveitemjøl

References

• “mjøl” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.