mjåkk

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Norwegian Nynorsk[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Old Norse mjolk, mjǫlk, from Proto-Germanic *meluks, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂melǵ-. Compare with Danish mælk, Faroese mjólk, Icelandic mjólk, Swedish mjölk, Dutch melk, English milk, German Milch, German Low German Melk, West Frisian molke, Yiddish מילך (milkh).

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Noun[edit]

mjåkk f (definite singular mjåkkjí, definite singular dative mjåkkjinn, uncountable)

  1. (dialectal, Setesdal) alternative form of mjølk (milk)
    Mjåkkjí va’ så súr at ‘u brautst.
    /ˈmjɔːçːæɪː väː sɔ ˈsɛuːr ät u ˈbrɒuːtst/
    The milk was so sour that it got separated.

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