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abborfiske

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Norwegian Bokmål

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A fisher with a caught perch.

Etymology

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abbor +‎ fiske, first part from Old Danish aghborre (perch) and Old Swedish aghborre, aborre (perch), the beginning of the word comes from Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱ- (sharp, pointed) + the end of the word comes from Old Norse borrablað, from Proto-Germanic *burzô. Last part from Old Norse fiski (fishing).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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abborfiske n (definite singular abborfisket)

  1. fishing for perch
    • 2011, Roy Jacobsen, Anger:
      mark til kveldens abborfiske
      worms for tonight's perch fishing

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