olmose

Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

• ølmoso (dialectal)

Etymology

From Old Norse ǫlmusa, from Middle Low German [Term?], from Old Saxon [Term?], from Proto-West Germanic *alemōsinā, from Ancient Greek ἐλεημοσύνη (eleēmosúnē, “alms”). Doublet of almisse.

Noun

olmose f (definite singular olmosa, indefinite plural olmoser, definite plural olmosene)

1. alms
2. a helpless person

References

• “olmose” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.