profetskjegg

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From profet (“prophet”) +‎ skjegg (“beard”).

Noun

profetskjegg n (definite singular profetskjegget, indefinite plural profetskjegg, definite plural profetskjegga)

1. a long and white beard, such as one imagines the Old Testament prophets were sporting
2. a beard belonging to a prophet

References

• “profetskjegg” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.