abildblomst

Norwegian Bokmål

An apple tree blossoming in Oslo, Norway.

Etymology

abild +‎ blomst, first part from Danish abild (“European crab apple”), from Old Danish apæld, from Old Norse apaldr (“apple tree”), from Proto-Germanic *apaldraz (“apple tree”). Last part from Danish blomst (“flower”), from the older blomster (“flower”), from Old Norse blómstr (“flower”), from Proto-Germanic *blōmô (“flower”), from *blōaną (“to bloom, flower”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰleh₃- (“to bloom, flower”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈɑːbɪlblɔmst/
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Rhymes: -ɔmst
Hyphenation: ab‧ild‧blomst

Noun

abildblomst m (definite singular abildblomsten, indefinite plural abildblomster, definite plural abildblomstene)

(poetic, obsolete) an apple blossom (the flower of an apple tree that will eventually turn into an apple)
- 1907, Johan Sebastian Welhaven, Samlede Digterverker II, page 325:
  hvide abildblomster
  white apple blossoms
Synonym: epleblomst

Related terms

abildgren (“apple tree branch”)
abildgrå (“gray-spotted”)
abildgård (“apple orchard”)
abildtre (“apple tree”)

References

“abildblomst” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).