flyndre

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Old Norse flyðra, from Proto-Germanic *flunþrijǭ.

Noun

flyndre f or m (definite singular flyndra or flyndren, indefinite plural flyndrer, definite plural flyndrene)

a flounder

References

“flyndre” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
“flyndre” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).

Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

flundra, flundre, flyndra

Etymology

From Old Norse flyðra, from Proto-Germanic *flunþrijǭ.

Noun

flyndre f (definite singular flyndra, indefinite plural flyndrer, definite plural flyndrene)

a flounder
- 1906, Rasmus Løland, Kvitebjørnen, Kristiania: Gyldendalske Boghandel/Nordisk Forlag, page 32:
  «Og kjeften hans er som du skulde sjaa kjeften paa ei flundra[.]»
  "And his mouth is as if you'd watch the mouth of a flounder."

Derived terms

flyndrefamilie
flyndrefilet
flyndrefisk
gullflyndre
kongeflyndre
mareflyndre
sandflyndre
smørflyndre
spetteflyndre
tungeflyndre
vassflyndre

References

“flyndre” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

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