smør

See also: smör

Danish

Etymology

From Old Norse smjǫr, smør, from Proto-Germanic *smerwą. Cognate with English smear.

Noun

smør n (singular definite smørret, not used in plural form)

1. butter

Verb

smør

1. imperative of smøre

Faroese

smør

Etymology

From Old Norse smjǫr, smør, from Proto-Germanic *smerwą.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /smøːɹ/

  Rhymes: -øːɹ

Noun

smør n (genitive singular smørs, uncountable)

1. butter

Declension

Declension of smør (singular only)
n3s	singular
	indefinite	definite
nominative	smør	smørið
accusative	smør	smørið
dative	smøri	smørinum
genitive	smørs	smørsins

Related terms

• smyrja
• smyrsl

See also

• mjólk
• ostur
• fiti
• olja
• salatolja
• sólblómuolja
• edikur
• kjøt
• ull

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology 1

From Danish smør, from Old Norse smjǫr, smør, from Proto-Germanic *smerwą.

Noun

smør n (definite singular smøret, uncountable)

1. butter

Derived terms

• kakaosmør
• peanøttsmør
• sheasmør
• smørbrød

Etymology 2

Verb

smør

1. imperative of smøre

References

• “smør” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

• smjør (dialectal, Setesdal)
• smær (dialectal, Trøndelag)

Etymology

From Old Norse smjǫr, smør, from Proto-Germanic *smerwą.

Noun

smør n (definite singular smøret, uncountable)

1. butter

Derived terms

• kakaosmør
• peanøttsmør
• smørbrød