skinnvengje

Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

• skinnvenge

Etymology

From skinn (“hide”) +‎ vengje (“wing”). Attested at least since 18th century (by Hans Jacob Wille in Seljord, Erik Pontoppidan in Bergen and Jacob Nicolai Wilse in Spydeberg).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /²ʃɪnˌʋɛnjə/

Noun

skinnvengje f (definite singular skinnvengja, indefinite plural skinnvengjer, definite plural skinnvengjene)

1. a bat (small flying mammal)
   • 1890, Arne Garborg, Kolbotn-Brev:

     Endaa naar han flyg er det som han var rædd; han flyg utan Ljod, kvævt og stilt som ei Skinnvengje.

     Even when it flies it is as if it were scared; it flies without sound, weakly and silently like a bat.

Synonyms

• flaggermus
• kveldskingle

References

• “skinnvengje” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.