vanedyr
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[edit]Etymology
[edit]vane (“habit”) + dyr (“animal”)
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]vanedyr n (singular definite vanedyret, plural indefinite vanedyr)
- an animal that is prone to following routines
- 2010, Marianne Thornberg, KATTE GALAKSEN, Books on Demand:
- [...] at mange katte – pga. at de er ekstremt vanedyr [...] – ikke tåler, at man møblerer om.
- [...] that many cats – because they are extreme creatures of habit [...] – cannot stand when you rearrange the furniture.
- (idiomatic) a creature of habit
- Jeg er et vanedyr, der ikke tåler ændringer i hverdagen
- I am a creature of habit that does not tolerate changes in its everyday life
- 1964, Holger Hansen, Galskab, H. Reitzel:
- Den rigoristiske dogmatisme er skabt på en baggrund af politik, og dens udøvere bliver — [...] — forvandlet til vanedyr; dogmer, der fastholdes med tilstrækkelig fasthed og tilstrækkelig hensynsløshed gennem længere tid, bliver til vane [...]
- The rigoristic dogmatism is created on a background of politics, and its actors — [...] — turn into creatures of habit; dogmata that are retained with adequate strength and adequate inconsideration through longer periods of time, become habits [...]
References
[edit]“vanedyr” in Den Danske Ordbog
Norwegian Bokmål
[edit]Etymology
[edit]vane (“habit”) + dyr (“animal”)
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]vanedyr n (definite singular vanedyret, indefinite plural vanedyr, definite plural vanedyra or vanedyrene)
- an animal that is prone to following routines
- 1966, Norsk hageselskap, Norsk hagetidend:
- Fuglene er noen små vanedyr. Når de er vant til å finne mat et sted, vil de stadig vende tilbake dit – og venter å finne den maten de trenger. Er det tomt på matbrettet er det ofte vanskelig for dem å finne seg noe et annet sted.
- Birds are little creatures of habit. When they are used to finding food in one place, they will often return there – and wait to find the food they need. If there is no food on their plate, they often find it difficult to find more at another place.
- (idiomatic) a creature of habit
- Hele familien består av vanedyr, men pappa er verst
- My entire family consists of creatures of habit, but my dad is the worst
- 1954, Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson, På guds veje:
- Ingen som hadde fåt stadigere intryk av hennes sjælsrene godhed kunde ha våget, . . . skønt hvæm vet? Dogmeblinne vanedyr ser ikke.
- No one that had gotten a more steady impression of her pure-hearted goodness could have dared, . . . but who knows? Narrow-minded creatures of habit cannot see.
References
[edit]“vanedyr” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
“vanedyr” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).
Norwegian Nynorsk
[edit]Etymology
[edit]vane (“habit”) + dyr (“animal”)
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]vanedyr n (definite singular vanedyret, indefinite plural vanedyr, definite plural vanedyra)
- an animal that is prone to following routines
- 1969, Knut Gorset, Helg og kvardag i Gorsetgrenda, Oppdal:
- [...] kyrne stormar nedover lia til seterfjøset, presis på klokkeslettet. Kua er eit vanedyr, seier ordtaket.
- [...] the cows storm down the hillside to the shieling, precisely on the hour. The cow is a creature of habit, as the saying goes.
- (idiomatic) a creature of habit
- Han er eit vanedyr som berre et fisk og potet
- He is a creature of habit that only eats fish and potatoes
- 1982, Tone Birkeland, Å skrive for barn, Det Norske Samlaget
- Underleg til vanedyr dei vaksne var. Dei måtte sova plent på same tid, dag etter dag, så snart middagsmaten var nedom kleiva komen.
- What strange creatures of habit the grown-ups were. They had to sleep at exactly the same time, day after day, as soon as the dinner had gone down their gullet.
- Underleg til vanedyr dei vaksne var. Dei måtte sova plent på same tid, dag etter dag, så snart middagsmaten var nedom kleiva komen.
References
[edit]“vanedyr” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
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