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Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
Derived from sau (“sheep”).
Noun
søye f or m (definite singular søya or søyen, indefinite plural søyer, definite plural søyene)
- ewe (female sheep)
- Coordinate term: vær (“ram”)
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
From sau (“sheep”).
Pronunciation
Noun
søye f (definite singular søya, indefinite plural søyer, definite plural søyene)
- a ewe; female equivalent of sau
References
- “søye” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
- “søye”, in Norsk Ordbok: ordbok over det norske folkemålet og det nynorske skriftmålet, Oslo: Samlaget, 1950-2016