fivel

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

Compare Old Norse fífa (“cottongrass”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /²fiːʋəl/

Noun

fivel m (definite singular fivelen, indefinite plural fivlar, definite plural fivlane)

1. (botany) seedhead of a dandelion
2. (botany) Clipping of leirfivel (“coltsfoot, Tussilago farfara”).

   Synonym: hestehov

3. (botany) Clipping of myrfivel (“cottongrass”).

   Synonyms: myrull, myrdun

Derived terms

• leirfivel
• myrfivel

References

• “fivel” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.