brennevin

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Danish brændevin, a calque of Middle Low German bernewin.

Noun

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

1. liquor (hard liquor), spirits
   • 2012, David Nicholls, Første spørsmål‎^[1], 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).

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From brenne (“to burn”) +‎ vin (“wine”), a calque of Middle Low German bernewin. Cognate with Faroese and Icelandic brennivín, Swedish brännvin, and Danish brændevin.

Noun

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

1. liquor (hard liquor), spirits
2. (colloquial) aquavit

   Synonym: akevitt

Derived terms

• brennevinsnase, brennevinsnos

References

• “brennevin” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.