fivreld
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Norwegian Nynorsk
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Old Norse fifrildi, from Proto-Germanic *fifaldǭ. Attested by David Klim in 17th century spelled as Fibrellæ. Compare Swedish fjäril and Icelandic fiðrildi.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]fivreld n (definite singular fivreldet, indefinite plural fivreld, definite plural fivrelda)
- a butterfly or moth, (an insect of the order Lepidoptera)
References
[edit]- “fivreld” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
- “fivrelde” in Ivar Aasen (1873) Norsk Ordbog med dansk Forklaring
- Torleiv Hannaas (1911) Ældre norske Sprogminder : Ordsamling fraa Robyggjelaget (in Norwegian Nynorsk), page 15