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Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
Equivalent to jarn (“iron”) + natt (“night”). The first part is likely from Old Norse hjarn n, from Proto-Germanic *herzną.
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Noun
jarnnatt f (definite singular jarnnatta, indefinite plural jarnnetter, definite plural jarnnettene)
- frosty night towards the end of August
1923 August 25, “Ola Mæla”, in Møre, page 2:Han brann liksom upp i feberen, og folna so ei hektisk rose, som fekk jarnnatti paa seg.- He kind of burned up in the fever, and the foal saw a hectic rose, which got an “iron night” on him.
1927, K. M. Elda, Frå Orkladalen: sogor, segner og hermo, volume 2, page 40:Dei la seg etter å dyrka korn, men jorda var mager, og nattefrosten i jarnnæterne var drepande for avlingane.- They went to cultivate grain, but the soil was meager, and the night frost in the "iron nights" was deadly to the crops.
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