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badstove

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Norwegian Nynorsk

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Old Norse baðstofa, from bað +‎ stofa.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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badstove f (definite singular badstova, indefinite plural badstover, definite plural badstovene)

  1. a bathhouse
    Synonyms: laugestove, lusbadstove
  2. a sauna
    Synonym: risbadtove
  3. a drying kiln, used to dry corn and malt
    Synonyms: turkestove, turkehus, kylne, make, sonnhus

References

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  • “badstove” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
  • “badstove”, in Norsk Ordbok: ordbok over det norske folkemålet og det nynorske skriftmålet, Oslo: Samlaget, 1950-2016
  • “bastova” in Ivar Aasen (1873) Norsk Ordbog med dansk Forklaring