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Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
From berr + øygd.
Adjective
berrøygd (masculine and feminine berrøygd, neuter berrøygd or berrøygt, definite singular and plural berrøygde)
- meagre-faced
1929 November 26, “Duuns Ragnhild.”, in Den 17de Mai, page 4:når ho brått stend andsynes berrøygde, reinhekla djevelskapen, da høgg ho øksa i han- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
Adverb
berrøygd
- with the naked eye
1995, Ola Jonsmoen, Nordspor, Oslo: Samlaget, page 169:Berrøygd kunne ein sjå tvers over Kola, dersom ein kom høgt nok opp.- One could see to the end of the Kola peninsula with the naked eye, if one got high enough.
References
- “berrøygd”, in Norsk Ordbok: ordbok over det norske folkemålet og det nynorske skriftmålet, Oslo: Samlaget, 1950-2016