speilegg

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

speil (“mirror”) +‎ egg, a calque of German Spiegelei.

Noun

speilegg n (definite singular speilegget, indefinite plural speilegg, definite plural speilegga or speileggene)

1. a fried egg

References

• “speilegg” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

speil (“mirror (Bokmål)”) +‎ egg, a calque of German Spiegelei.

Noun

speilegg n (definite singular speilegget, indefinite plural speilegg, definite plural speilegga)

1. a fried egg

Synonyms

• steikt egg

References

• “speilegg” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.