bjørkje

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Norwegian Nynorsk

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Old Norse birkja,[3] from Proto-Germanic *birkijǭ. Cognate with English birch.

Noun

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bjørkje f (definite singular bjørkja, indefinite plural bjørkjer, definite plural bjørkjene)

  1. birch sap
    Synonym: bjørkesaft
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References

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  1. ^ "Innstilling til ny rettskriving for det nynorske skriftmålet" (in Norwegian) p. 51
  2. ^ Ivar Aasen (1850) “Byrkja”, in Ordbog over det norske Folkesprog[1] (in Danish), Oslo: Samlaget, published 2000
  3. ^ “bjørkje” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.