lyng

See also: -lyng

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse lyng, from Proto-Germanic *lingwą. Cognate with Faroese lyngur, Norwegian lyng, Danish lyng, Swedish ljung.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /liŋk/
• Rhymes: -iŋk

Noun

lyng n (genitive singular lyngs, no plural)

1. heather, ling

Declension

declension of lyng

n-s	singular
	indefinite	definite
nominative	lyng	lyngið
accusative	lyng	lyngið
dative	lyngi	lynginu
genitive	lyngs	lyngsins

Derived terms

• beitilyng (“common heather, Calluna vulgaris”)
• bláberjalyng (“bog bilberry, Vaccinium uliginosum”)
• hrútaberjalyng (“stone bramble, Rubus saxatilis”)
• krækiberjalyng (“crowberry, Empetrum nigrum”)
• ljósalyng (“bog rosemary, Andromeda polifolia”)
• lynghæna (“quail”)
• lyngjafni (“interrupted clubmoss, Lycopodium annotinum”)
• lyngrós (“rhododendron”)
• mosalyng (“moss bell heather, Harrimanella hypnoides”)
• rauðberjalyng (“cowberry, lingonberry, Vaccinium vitis-idaea”)
• sortulyng (“common bearberry, Arctostaphylos uva-ursi”)
• týtuberjalyng (“cowberry, lingonberry, Vaccinium vitis-idaea”)

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Norwegian Bokmål

Lyng (røsslyng)

Etymology

From Old Norse lyng n.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /lyŋ/, [lʏʷŋ]

Noun

lyng m (definite singular lyngen, indefinite plural lynger, definite plural lyngene)
lyng n (definite singular lynget, indefinite plural lyng, definite plural lynga or lyngene)

1. describing plants mostly from the heather family, Ericaceae

Derived terms

• røsslyng

References

• “lyng” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

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Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Old Norse lyng n.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /lʏŋː/

Noun

lyng m (definite singular lyngen, indefinite plural lyngar, definite plural lyngane)
lyng n (definite singular lynget, indefinite plural lyng, definite plural lynga)

1. describing plants mostly from the heather family, Ericaceae

Derived terms

• røsslyng

References

• “lyng” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.