musegnag

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Norwegian Nynorsk

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Etymology

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From mus +‎ gnag, from the verb gnaga. Compare Danish musegnav, Norwegian Bokmål musgnag and dialectal Swedish musgnag (rash behind ears)

Noun

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musegnag n (definite singular musegnaget, indefinite plural musegnag, definite plural musegnaga)

  1. gnaw marks of a mouse (e.g. marks left by a field mouse on tree roots after a winter)