sengra
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
Perhaps anciently related to English singe.
Verb
sengra (present tense sengrar, past tense sengra, past participle sengra, passive infinitive sengrast, present participle sengrande, imperative sengr)
- (obsolete, intransitive) to smell burnt
References
- Eskeland, Lars, “sengra”, in Norsk rettskrivings-ordbok [Norwegian Orthographic Dictionary], 1948
- Skard, Matias, “sengra”, in Landsmaals-ordlista med rettleiding um skrivemaaten, Kristiania: Aschehoug, 1901