blakk

blakk

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Old Norse blakkr.

Adjective

blakk (neuter singular blakt, definite singular and plural blakke, comparative blakkere, indefinite superlative blakkest, definite superlative blakkeste)

1. pale yellow, pale brown or dun.
2. (of fluid) turbid, muddy
3. faded
4. broke, bankrupt, penniless

Derived terms

• Blakken

References

• “blakk” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

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Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Old Norse blakkr.

Adjective

blakk (neuter singular blakt, definite singular and plural blakke, comparative blakkare, indefinite superlative blakkast, definite superlative blakkaste)

1. pale yellow, pale brown or dun.
2. (of fluid) turbid, muddy
3. faded
4. broke, bankrupt, penniless

Derived terms

• Blakken

References

• “blakk” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

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Westrobothnian

Etymology

From Old Norse blakkr, from Proto-Germanic *blankaz.

Adjective

blakk

1. pale, light in color
2. faded, bleached, which lost some of its original color