fivreld

Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

• fivrelde

Etymology

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

• IPA^(key): /²fɪʋrɛl/

Noun

fivreld n (definite singular fivreldet, indefinite plural fivreld, definite plural fivrelda)

1. a butterfly or moth, (an insect of the order Lepidoptera)

References

• “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