dugurd

Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

• dagverd, dogurd
• daur, daure, dur, dor, dul, dule (dialectal)
• Forduul (old Spydeberg dialect, 1780)
• duggul (Trøndelag dialect)

Etymology

From Old Norse dagverðr, dǫgurðr. Cognates include Danish davre.

Attested as Duelen in Glossarium Norvagicum (1749) of Erik Pontoppidan. This spelling is probably representing an Eastern pronunciation, although the author was doing his lexicography research in Western Norway.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /²dʉː.ɡʉr/, /²dʉɡ.ɡʉr/, /²dʉː.ɡʉɽ/, /²dʉɡ.ɡʉɽ/

Noun

dugurd m (definite singular dugurden, indefinite plural dugurdar, definite plural dugurdane)

1. (chiefly historical) a meal in between breakfast and dinner, often eaten around 10 am.
2. (dialectal) lunch

   Synonyms: bisk, lunsj

3. (dialectal, rare) breakfast

   Synonyms: frukost, åbit

4. (dialectal, rare) dinner, supper

   Synonyms: kveldsmat, kveldsverd, kveldbisk

Derived terms

• dugurdmål, durmål
• Dugurd- (used in toponyms)
• Dugurds- (used in toponyms)

References

• “dugurd” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.