åbot

See also: abot

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Old Norse ábœtr (f pl) and ábúð.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈôːbuːt/

Noun

åbot f (definite singular åbota, indefinite plural åboter, definite plural åbotene)

1. restoration of a neglected property
2. indemnity for neglect of a rented property

References

• “åbot” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
• Ivar Aasen (1850) chapter 17, in Ordbog over det norske Folkesprog‎^[1] (in Danish), Oslo: Samlaget, published 2000
• Falk, Hjalmar, Torp, Alf (1903–06) Etymologisk ordbog over det norske og det danske sprog [Etymological Dictionary of the Norwegian and Danish Languages], page 1