abborbråte

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Norwegian Bokmål

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Etymology

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abbor +‎ bråte, first part from Old Danish aghborre (perch) and Old Swedish aghborre, aborre (perch), the beginning of the word comes from Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱ- (sharp, pointed) + the end of the word comes from Old Norse borrablað, from Proto-Germanic *burzô. Last part from Old Norse broti, derived from brjóta (to break (open), destroy, break), from Proto-Germanic *breutaną (to destroy, crush, break), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰrewd-.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈabːɔrbroːtə/
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  • Rhymes: -oːtə
  • Hyphenation: ab‧bor‧brå‧te

Noun

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abborbråte m (definite singular abborbråten, indefinite plural abborbråter, definite plural abborbråtene)

  1. (dialectal) a collection of twigs, branches or small trees sunk in the water to attract perch fish
    • 1913, Amund Helland, Topografisk-statistisk beskrivelse over Kristians amt I, page 391:
      der sættes, naar vandet var lavt, de saakaldte vaser eller abborbraater af nogle granbusker, til hvilke fisken gaar hen, naar vandet vokser
      when the water was low, the so-called vases or perch braids of some spruce bushes, to which the fish go when the water grows, are set

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