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Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
From Old Norse mey, accusative of mær. Compare Danish mø, Faroese moy, Icelandic mey, and Swedish mö.
Pronunciation
Noun
møy f or m (definite singular møya or møyen, indefinite plural møyer, definite plural møyene)
- maiden, bachelorette, unmarried woman
- virgin
Synonyms
- (virgin) jomfru (Nynorsk also)
References
“møy” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
From Old Norse mey, accusative of mær. Compare Danish mø, Faroese moy, Icelandic mey, and Swedish mö.
Pronunciation
Noun
møy f (definite singular møya, indefinite plural møyer or møyar, definite plural møyene or møyane)
- maiden, bachelorette, unmarried woman
- virgin
Synonyms
References
“møy” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.