stegg

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Old Norse steggi, from Proto-Germanic *staggijô, *staggijaz. Akin to English stag.

Noun

stegg m (definite singular steggen, indefinite plural stegger, definite plural steggene)

1. a male of certain kinds of bird

Derived terms

• andestegg
• duestegg
• gåsestegg
• rypestegg
• ærstegg

References

• “stegg” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).
• “stegg” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Old Norse steggi, from Proto-Germanic *staggijô, *staggijaz. Akin to English stag.

Noun

stegg m (definite singular steggen, indefinite plural stegger or steggar, definite plural steggene or steggane)

1. a male of certain kinds of bird

Derived terms

• andestegg
• duestegg
• gåsestegg
• rypestegg
• ærstegg

References

• “stegg” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.