kvae
See also: kvåe
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
From Old Norse kváða.
Noun
kvae m (definite singular kvaen, indefinite plural kvaer, definite plural kvaene)
- resin
- Synonym: harpiks
Pronunciation
- /kva:`ə/
References
- “kvae” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk
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kvae
Alternative forms
- (non-standard since 2012) kvaa, kvåa, kvåe
- (Aasen) Kvaae, Kvoda (Kvoa, Kvo'u, Kvo, Ko, Kove, Kode)[1]
Etymology
From Old Norse kváða f.[2] Akin to Swedish kåda.
Noun
kvae f (definite singular kvaa, indefinite plural kvaer, definite plural kvaene)
- resin
- Synonym: harpiks
References
- Ivar Aasen lists entries on "Kvaae" and "Kvo(d)a" in his dictionary of 1850.
- “kvae” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Anagrams
- kave, kvea, vake, veka