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Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
From Middle Low German mallie, from Old French maille, from Latin macula. Akin to English mail.
Noun
malje f or m (definite singular malja or maljen, indefinite plural maljer, definite plural maljene)
- an eyelet
References
- “malje” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
- “malje” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
From Middle Low German mallie, from Old French maille, from Latin macula. Akin to English mail.
Noun
malje f (definite singular malja, indefinite plural maljer, definite plural maljene)
- an eyelet
- Synonym: melle
References
- “malje” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
- “malje”, in Norsk Ordbok: ordbok over det norske folkemålet og det nynorske skriftmålet, Oslo: Samlaget, 1950-2016