skigard

Norwegian Nynorsk

skigard

Etymology

From Old Norse skíðgarðr, from skíð (“stick”) and garðr (“fence”). Attested in Norwegian at least since 1780.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʃiːɡɑːr/
• (thick L dialects) IPA^(key): /ʃiːɡɑːɭ/

Noun

skigard m (definite singular skigarden, indefinite plural skigardar, definite plural skigardane)

1. a roundpole fence
   • 1974, S. Jacobsen (lyrics and music), “Skigardsvisa”:

     ein skigard kan ’kje vara evig, veit du

     a roundpole fence can’t last forever, y’know

References

• “skigard” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
• “skigard” in Store norske leksikon