merraflåar
Norwegian Nynorsk
Alternative forms
- (non-standard since 2005) merreflåar
Etymology
From merr (“mare (female horse)”) + -a- + flåar (“flayer”).
Noun
merraflåar m (definite singular merraflåaren, indefinite plural merraflåarar, definite plural merraflåarane)
- (literally) a flayer of horses
- (by extension) one who pesters equines
- (derogatory) rascal
- Synonyms: kjeltring, rakkar
See also
- merraflåer (Bokmål)
References
- “merraflåar” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.