nåe

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Norwegian Bokmål

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Etymology

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From Old Norse nár (corpse; a dead person), from Proto-Germanic *nawiz (corpse), from Proto-Indo-European *neh₂wis (corpse), from *neh₂w- (death; corpse).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈnoːə/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -oːə
  • Hyphenation: nå‧e

Noun

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nåe m (definite singular nåen, indefinite plural nåer, definite plural nåene)

  1. (chiefly dialectal) a corpse (a dead human body)
    Synonyms: dødning, lik

References

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Anagrams

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Norwegian Nynorsk

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Etymology

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From Old Norse nár, from Proto-Germanic *nawiz, from Proto-Indo-European *neh₂wis (corpse).

Noun

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nåe m (definite singular nåen, indefinite plural nåar, definite plural nåane)

  1. corpse

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