ryggsekk

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From rygg +‎ sekk. May be a calque of German Rucksack. Compare Swedish ryggsäck and Danish rygsæk.

Noun

ryggsekk m (definite singular ryggsekken, indefinite plural ryggsekker, definite plural ryggsekkene)

1. a backpack or rucksack

References

• “ryggsekk” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

• røggsækk (dialectal, non-standard spelling)

Etymology

From rygg +‎ sekk. May be a calque of German Rucksack. Compare Swedish ryggsäck and Danish rygsæk.

Noun

ryggsekk m (definite singular ryggsekken, indefinite plural ryggsekker or ryggsekkar, definite plural ryggsekkene or ryggsekkane)

1. a backpack or rucksack

See also

• ferdaskrin

References

• “ryggsekk” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.