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Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
From Old Norse vǫðvi, from Proto-Germanic *waþwô. Cognate with Faroese vøddi, Icelandic vöðvi and Swedish vad.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /²voːvə/,
- Hyphenation: vòd‧ve
Noun
vodve m (definite singular vodven, indefinite plural vodvar, definite plural vodvane)
- muscle
- Synonyms: sege, muskel
- calf (of the leg)
- Synonym: tjukklegg
Eg verkjer i vodven- My calf hurts.
References
- “vodve” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
- “vodve” in Ivar Aasen (1873) Norsk Ordbog med dansk Forklaring