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malje

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Norwegian Bokmål

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Etymology

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From Middle Low German mallie, from Old French maille, from Latin macula. Akin to English mail.

Noun

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malje f or m (definite singular malja or maljen, indefinite plural maljer, definite plural maljene)

  1. an eyelet

References

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Norwegian Nynorsk

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Etymology

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From Middle Low German mallie, from Old French maille, from Latin macula. Akin to English mail.

Noun

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malje f (definite singular malja, indefinite plural maljer, definite plural maljene)

  1. an eyelet
    Synonym: melle

References

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  • “malje” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
  • “malje”, in Norsk Ordbok: ordbok over det norske folkemålet og det nynorske skriftmålet, Oslo: Samlaget, 1950-2016