birkebeinar
Norwegian Nynorsk
birkebeinarane
Etymology
From earlier birkebein + -ar, the first part from Old Norse birkibeinn (plural birkibeinar).[1][2] The un-suffixed form was made non-standard by an 2016 official spelling decision.[3]
Noun
birkebeinar m (definite singular birkebeinaren, indefinite plural birkebeinarar, definite plural birkebeinarane)
- (historical) a participant in an uprising in the 1170s Norway, and, in the following decades, an adherent to the successor political party.
- (sports, nonce word) a contestant or participant in any of the popular Birkebeiner races
Noun
birkebeinar
- (non-standard since 2016) indefinite plural of birkebein
See also
- birkebeiner (Bokmål)
References
- “birkebeinar” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
- Cf. Norwegian Bokmål “birkebeiner” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).
- Language Council of Norway, Spelling decisions since 2012 (in Norwegian, retrieved 12.22.20).
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