himmelkvelv

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Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From himmel +‎ kvelv.

Noun

himmelkvelv m or n (definite singular himmelkvelven or himmelkvelvet, indefinite plural himmelkvelvar or himmelkvelv, definite plural himmelkvelvane or himmelkvelva)

  1. (Judaism, Christianity, poetic) the sky firmament
    • 1969, Det norske bibelselkap, Bibelen:
      Då sa Gud: Det verte ljos på himmelkvelven; dei skal skilja dagen frå natti.
      And God said: There gonna be lights on the sky firmament; they shall divide the day from the night (The first book of Moses, 1:14)