abborgress

Norwegian Bokmål

Various-leaved pondweed, Potamogeton gramineus, in a garden pond.

Alternative forms

• abborgras

Etymology

abbor +‎ gress, 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 gras (“grass, herbage; herb (with special powers)”), from Proto-Germanic *grasą (“grass”), from the root of *grōaną (“to green, grow”) and *grōniz (“green”), from Pre-Germanic *groh₁-ni-s, from Proto-Indo-European *gʰreH₁- (“to grow (of plants)”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈabːɔrɡrɛs/

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• Rhymes: -ɛs
• Hyphenation: ab‧bor‧gress

Noun

abborgress n (definite singular abborgresset, indefinite plural abborgress, definite plural abborgressa or abborgressene)

1. (dialectal) a pondweed (any plant in the Potamogeton family, a diverse and worldwide genus)

   Synonym: tjernaks

References

• “abborgress” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).