blåmann

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /²blɔːmanː/, /²bɽɔːmanː/

Noun

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

1. a black person, African, Moor

   Synonyms: afrikanar, maurar; (chiefly offensive) neger

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. (botany) pyramidal bugle (Ajuga pyramidalis)

   Synonyms: jonsokkoll, skreddar

4. a type of bluish black beetle
5. (zoology) asp (Aspius rapax)

   Synonyms: blåspord, blåspole

6. mould stains on sail cloth
   1. blue colour on wood that has lain in water for a long time

Derived terms

• Blåmann (a name used for black goats)

See also

• Blåland

References

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