tannfe
Norwegian Bokmål edit
Etymology edit
From tann + fe, a newer word. The similar Old Norse term tannfé meant a present given as a reward to a baby for its first tooth; not a fairy.
Noun edit
tannfe m (definite singular tannfeen, indefinite plural tannfeer, definite plural tannfeene)
Norwegian Nynorsk edit
Etymology 1 edit
From tann + fe, a newer word. The similar Old Norse term tannfé meant a present given as a reward to a baby for its first tooth; not a fairy.
Noun edit
tannfe f (definite singular tannfea, indefinite plural tannfeer, definite plural tannfeene)
Etymology 2 edit
Noun edit
tannfe n (definite singular tannfeet, indefinite plural tannfe, definite plural tannfea)
- present given as a reward to a baby for its first tooth
References edit
- “tannfe” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.