kvae

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See also: kvåe

Norwegian Bokmål

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Etymology

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From Old Norse kváða.

Pronunciation

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  • /kva:`ə/

Noun

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kvae m (definite singular kvaen, indefinite plural kvaer, definite plural kvaene)

  1. resin
    Synonym: harpiks

References

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Norwegian Nynorsk

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Norwegian Nynorsk Wikipedia has an article on:
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kvae

Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Old Norse kváða f.[2] Akin to Swedish kåda. Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *gʷet-, whence also English cud, German Kitt and Sanskrit जतु (jatu).

Noun

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kvae f (definite singular kvaa, indefinite plural kvaer, definite plural kvaene)

  1. resin
    Synonym: harpiks

References

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  1. ^ Ivar Aasen lists entries on "Kvaae" and "Kvo(d)a" in his dictionary of 1850.
  2. ^ “kvae” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Anagrams

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