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Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
From nøtt + -e- + skrikje. Compare Swedish nötskrika.
Noun
nøtteskrikje f (definite singular nøtteskrikja, indefinite plural nøtteskrikjer, definite plural nøtteskrikjene)
- a jay, especially the Eurasian jay
- Synonyms: kornskrikje, kornskjor, potetskrikje, raudskjor, skogskjor
- (dialectal) a spotted nutcracker
- (dialectal) a squirrel
- Synonyms: ekorn, trebjørn
References
- “nøtteskrikje” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
- “nøtteskrikje”, in Norsk Ordbok: ordbok over det norske folkemålet og det nynorske skriftmålet, Oslo: Samlaget, 1950-2016