bringebær

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From bringe-, related to Old Norse brum (“tree buds”) and Proto-West Germanic *brām, and bær.

Noun

bringebær n (definite singular bringebæret, indefinite plural bringebær, definite plural bringebæra or bringebærene)

1. a raspberry (berry fruit)
2. a raspberry (bush that bears raspberries, Rubus idaeus)

Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

• bringbær, brambær, brembær, brognebær, brennbær (dialectal)

Etymology

From bringe-, related to Old Norse brum (“tree buds”) and Proto-West Germanic *brām, and bær. First attested by Christen Jensøn in 1646.

Noun

bringebær n (definite singular bringebæret, indefinite plural bringebær, definite plural bringebæra)

1. a raspberry (berry fruit)
2. a raspberry (bush, as above)