møyr

Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

• mør
• møder (dialectal, Eidsvoll)

Etymology

From Old Norse meyrr, from Proto-Germanic *marwaz. Cognate with Faroese moyrur and Icelandic meyr.

Adjective

møyr (neuter møyrt, definite singular and plural møyre, comparative møyrare, indefinite superlative møyrast, definite superlative møyraste)

1. tender (of food, when cooked)

   Synonym: skyr

   Antonym: seig (“tough”)

2. (about snow) light, loose, not sticky

   Synonyms: mjell, mjøll

Derived terms

• møyrna (“become tender”)

References

• “møyr” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.