abborruse

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Norwegian Bokmål

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Etymology

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abbor +‎ ruse, first part from Old Danish aghborre (perch) and Old Swedish aghborre, aborre (perch), the beginning of the word comes from Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱ- (sharp, pointed) + the end of the word comes from Old Norse borrablað, from Proto-Germanic *burzô. Last part possibly from a Celtic word, from Gaulish rusca, from Proto-Celtic *rūskos (bark), possibly from earlier *rukskos, from Proto-Indo-European *h₃rewk- (to dig, till (soil)), perhaps from Proto-Indo-European *h₃er- (to move, stir, rise, quarrel) or *Hrew- (to tear out, dig out, open, acquire).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈabːɔrːʉːsə/
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  • Rhymes: -ʉːsə
  • Hyphenation: ab‧bor‧ru‧se

Noun

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abborruse f or m (definite singular abborrusa or abborrusen, indefinite plural abborruser, definite plural abborrusene)

  1. a fish trap for fishing perch
    • 1951–1955, Aksel Sandemose, Årstidene, page 63:
      en rusten abbor-ruse
      a rusty perch trap

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