blåmann

blåmann

Norwegian Nynorsk

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /²blɔːmanː/, /²bɽɔːmanː/

Etymology

From Old Norse blámaðr, from blá (“blue, black”) +‎ maðr (“person, man”). Cognate with Faroese and Icelandic blámaður, Swedish blåman, and Danish blåmand.

Noun

blåmann m (definite singular blåmannen, indefinite plural blåmenn, definite plural blåmennene)

1. a black person, African, Moor
2. a man dressed in blue
   1. (derogatory) a nickname for a person from the sea districts

      Antonym: gråmann (“mountain person”)

   2. a small wight living in the stable or other outhouses
3. pyramidal bugle (Ajuga pyramidalis)

   Synonym: jonsokkoll

4. mould stains on sail cloth

References

• “blåmann” in Ivar Aasen (1873) Norsk Ordbog med dansk Forklaring