mareritt
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Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
mare (“mare”) + ritt (“ride”). Compare Danish mareridt.
Pronunciation
Noun
mareritt n (definite singular marerittet, indefinite plural mareritt, definite plural mareritta or marerittene)
- nightmare, bad dream
- (by extension, figurative) bad experience, horrible state of being
References
- “mareritt” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
- “mareritt” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
mare (“mare”) + ritt (“ride”). Compare Danish mareridt.
Pronunciation
Noun
mareritt n (definite singular marerittet, indefinite plural mareritt, definite plural mareritta)
- nightmare, bad dream
- (by extension, figurative) bad experience, horrible state of being
References
- “mareritt” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.