mækje

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Norwegian Nynorsk

Iris pseudacorus

Etymology

From Old Norse mækir m (“sword”), from Proto-Germanic *mēkijaz (“sword”), in reference to the shape of the petals.

Pronunciation

Noun

mækje f or m (definite singular mækjen or mækja, indefinite plural mækjer or mækjar, definite plural mækjene or mækjane)

  1. yellow flag, Iris pseudacorus
    Synonym: sverdlilje
    • 1962, Einar Seim, Ordtøkje og herme II, Universitetsforlaget:
      D'er alltid vått der mækja veks.
      It's always wet where the yellow flag grows.

References

  • Ivar Aasen (1850) “Mækje”, in Ordbog over det norske Folkesprog‎ (in Danish), Oslo: Samlaget, published 2000
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