tannfe
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Norwegian Bokmål[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From tann + fe, a newer word. The similar Old Norse term tannfé meant a present given as a reward to a baby for its first tooth; not a fairy.
Noun[edit]
tannfe m (definite singular tannfeen, indefinite plural tannfeer, definite plural tannfeene)
Norwegian Nynorsk[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
From tann + fe, a newer word. The similar Old Norse term tannfé meant a present given as a reward to a baby for its first tooth; not a fairy.
Noun[edit]
tannfe f (definite singular tannfea, indefinite plural tannfeer, definite plural tannfeene)
Etymology 2[edit]
Noun[edit]
tannfe n (definite singular tannfeet, indefinite plural tannfe, definite plural tannfea)
- present given as a reward to a baby for its first tooth
References[edit]
- “tannfe” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Categories:
- Norwegian Bokmål compound terms
- Norwegian Bokmål lemmas
- Norwegian Bokmål nouns
- Norwegian Bokmål masculine nouns
- Norwegian Nynorsk compound terms
- Norwegian Nynorsk lemmas
- Norwegian Nynorsk nouns
- Norwegian Nynorsk feminine nouns
- Norwegian Nynorsk terms inherited from Old Norse
- Norwegian Nynorsk terms derived from Old Norse
- Norwegian Nynorsk neuter nouns