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Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
Compound word of bok/bøk, "beech, beech wood", and fink, "finch"; literally "beech finch" or also "beech fruit finch". The words bok, "book", and bøk/bok, "beech", are cognates (Old Norse bók).
Noun
bokfink m (definite singular bokfinken, indefinite plural bokfinker, definite plural bokfinkene)
- chaffinch; the bird Fringilla coelebs
References
- “bokfink” in The Ordnett Dictionary
- “bokfink” in The Bokmål Dictionary / The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
Compound word of bok/ bøk, "beech, beech wood", and fink, "finch"; literally "beech finch" or also "beech fruit finch". The words bok, "book", and bøk/bok, "beech", are cognates (Old Norse bók).
Noun
bokfink m (definite singular bokfinken, indefinite plural bokfinkar, definite plural bokfinkane)
- chaffinch; the bird Fringilla coelebs
References
- “bokfink” in The Ordnett Dictionary
- “bokfink” in The Bokmål Dictionary / The Nynorsk Dictionary.