skinnvengje

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Norwegian Nynorsk

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Etymology

From skinn (“hide”) +‎ vengje (“wing”).

Pronunciation

Noun

skinnvengje f (definite singular skinnvengja, indefinite plural skinnvengjer, definite plural skinnvengjene)

  1. a bat (small flying mammal)
    • 1890, Arne Garborg, Kolbotn-Brev:
      Endaa naar han flyg er det som han var rædd; han flyg utan Ljod, kvævt og stilt som ei Skinnvengje.
      Even when it flies it is as if it were scared; it flies without sound, weakly and silently like a bat.

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