verjemål

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary
Jump to navigation Jump to search

Norwegian Nynorsk

[edit]
Norwegian Nynorsk Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia nn

Etymology

[edit]

From verje f (defence) +‎ mål (statement). Cognate with Faroese verjumál and Danish værgemål.

Pronunciation

[edit]
  • IPA(key): /²vɛrjəmɔːl/, /²vɛrjəmɔːɽ/

Noun

[edit]

verjemål n (definite singular verjemålet, indefinite plural verjemål, definite plural verjemåla)

  1. defence in a court case
  2. guardianship, conservatorship
    Synonym: formyndarskap

References

[edit]