jarnnatt

jarnnatt

See also: järnnatt

Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

• jernnatt

Etymology

Equivalent to jarn +‎ natt (“night”). The first part is likely from Old Norse hjarn n, from Proto-Germanic *herzną.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [²jɑːˌɳɑtː] (example of pronunciation)

Noun

jarnnatt f (definite singular jarnnatta, indefinite plural jarnnetter, definite plural jarnnettene)

1. frosty night towards the end of August
   • 1923 August 25, “Ola Mæla”, in Møre, page 2:

     Han brann liksom upp i feberen, og folna so ei hektisk rose, som fekk jarnnatti paa seg.

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   • 1927, K. M. Elda, Frå Orkladalen: sogor, segner og hermo, volume 2, page 40:

     Dei la seg etter å dyrka korn, men jorda var mager, og nattefrosten i jarnnæterne var drepande for avlingane.

     (please add an English translation of this quote)

See also

• jernnatt (Bokmål)

References

• “jarnnatt” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.