kveite

kveite

Norwegian Bokmål

Noun

kveite f or m (definite singular kveita or kveiten, indefinite plural kveiter, definite plural kveitene)

1. a halibut (type of fish)

Synonyms

• hellefisk

References

• “kveite” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

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Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology 1

Related to kvit

Noun

kveite f (definite singular kveita, indefinite plural kveiter, definite plural kveitene)

1. a halibut (type of fish)

Synonyms

• hellefisk

Etymology 2

From Old Norse hveiti

Noun

kveite m (definite singular kveiten, uncountable)

1. wheat (type of grain)

Derived terms

• kveitemjøl

See also

• hvete (Bokmål)

References

• “kveite” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.