brennevin

brennevin

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Middle Low German bernewin

Noun

brennevin n (definite singular brennevinet, indefinite plural brenneviner, definite plural brennevinene)

1. liquor (hard liquor), spirits
   • 2012, "Første spørsmål" by David Nicholls, Forlaget Press →ISBN

     Hun arbeider seg systematisk gjennom en stor konfekteske, biter tuppen av de små sjokoladeflaskene og drypper de forskjellige brennevinene inn i munnen, som en særlig fornem fyllik.

     She works systematically through a large box of chocolates, bites the tip off the small chocolate bottles and drips the different spirits into her mouth, like an especially dignified drunkard.

References

• “brennevin” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
• “brennevin” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).

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Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Middle Low German bernewin

Noun

brennevin n (definite singular brennevinet, indefinite plural brennevin, definite plural brennevina)

1. liquor (hard liquor), spirits

References

• “brennevin” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.