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Norwegian Nynorsk
Noun
nikju f
- (dialectal, Gudbrandsdalen and other locations in Eastern Norway) suet; alternative form of netje
- (historical) a dish made from mutton fat
References
- Ivar Aasen (1850) “Nikju”, in Ordbog over det norske Folkesprog (in Danish), Oslo: Samlaget, published 2000
- Mehlum, Marit Holme (1995) Stølsdrift i Nes i Hallingdal (in Norwegian Bokmål), Lokalhistorisk forl., page 86: “Fra Nes fortelles det om at det ble brukt en matrett som ble kalt for nikju. Dette bestod av fårefett som var pakket i tarm som ei pølse. Dette fettet ble skåret opp og brunet i panna og kunne erstatte eller drøye mengden av kjøtt i f.eks. småmat.”