grevling
Norwegian Bokmål
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Etymology
From Middle Low German grevink
Noun
grevling m (definite singular grevlingen, indefinite plural grevlinger, definite plural grevlingene)
- a badger, in particular the European badger (Meles meles)
References
- “grevling” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
From Middle Low German grevink, related to the verb grava, (to dig). Compare with Danish grævling.
Pronunciation
Noun
grevling m (definite singular grevlingen, indefinite plural grevlingar, definite plural grevlingane)
- a European badger (Meles meles)
- a badger, a shortlegged omnivorous animal of the subfamily, Melinae
- 1919, Anders Hovden, Rudningsmenn:
- Nedi myri ber det til paa spreng, dei grev seg som grevlingar ned i jordi, so berre moldspruten stend um dei […]
- In the bog, they are working like mad, they are digging into the ground like badgers, the soil flying up around them […]
- Nedi myri ber det til paa spreng, dei grev seg som grevlingar ned i jordi, so berre moldspruten stend um dei […]
- 1919, Anders Hovden, Rudningsmenn:
Synonyms
References
- “grevling” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Categories:
- Norwegian Bokmål terms derived from Middle Low German
- Norwegian Bokmål lemmas
- Norwegian Bokmål nouns
- Norwegian Bokmål masculine nouns
- nb:Mammals
- Norwegian Nynorsk terms derived from Middle Low German
- Norwegian terms with IPA pronunciation
- Norwegian Nynorsk lemmas
- Norwegian Nynorsk nouns
- Norwegian Nynorsk masculine nouns
- nn:Mammals