sysvorte

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

Probably from Old English sugesweard.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /²syːsʋɔrtə/

Noun

sysvorte f (definite singular sysvorta, indefinite plural sysvorter, definite plural sysvortene)

1. (dialectal, Agder dialect, Hordaland dialects) a Eurasian blackbird (songbird of the thrush family, Turdus merula)
   • 1895, Per Sivle, Vaar-Vôn:

     Og Gauken, han gol, og Sysvorti song, og Lerka, ho trallad, imedan ho steig.

     And the cuckoo called, and the blackbird sang, and the lark hummed as it soared.

Synonyms

• svarttrast

References

• “sysvorte” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.