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Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
From Old Norse meyrr, from Proto-Germanic *marwaz. Cognate with Faroese moyrur and Icelandic meyr.
Adjective
møyr (neuter møyrt, definite singular and plural møyre, comparative møyrare, indefinite superlative møyrast, definite superlative møyraste)
- tender (of food, when cooked)
- Synonym: skyr
- Antonym: seig (“tough”)
- (about snow) light, loose, not sticky
- Synonyms: mjell, mjøll
Derived terms
References
- “møyr” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.