abildgren

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Norwegian Bokmål

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An apple tree in Oslo, Norway, with apple blossoms growing on the branches.

Etymology

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abild +‎ gren, first part from Danish abild (European crab apple), from Old Danish apæld, from Old Norse apaldr (apple tree), from Proto-Germanic *apaldraz (apple tree). Last part from Danish gren (branch, bough), from Old Danish gren, from Old Norse grein (branch, point, part), from Proto-Germanic *grain-.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈɑːbɪlɡreːn/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -eːn
  • Hyphenation: ab‧ild‧gren

Noun

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abildgren f or m (definite singular abildgrena or abildgrenen, indefinite plural abildgrener, definite plural abildgrenene)

  1. (poetic, obsolete) a branch of an apple tree
    • 1907, Johan Sebastian Welhaven, Samlede Digterverker II, page 190:
      blomstersnee fra abildgrene
      flower snow from apple tree branches
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