grønske

From Old Norse grœnska f.

grønske f or m (definite singular grønska or grønsken, indefinite plural grønsker, definite plural grønskene)

1. (countable) a (slimy layer of) green algae
2. (archaic, uncountable) greens
3. (uncountable) green colouring from contact with grass left on skin or clothing

grønske (present tense grønsker, past tense grønska or grønsket, past participle grønska or grønsket)

1. (intransitive) to become green

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

From Old Norse grǿnska f, from grǿnn (“green”). Cognate with Faroese grønska, Icelandic grænska and Swedish grønske n.

• grønska

• IPA^(key): /²ɡrønskə/

grønske f (definite singular grønska, indefinite plural grønsker, definite plural grønskene)

1. a green(ish) colour
   1. greenness
   2. (uncountable) green colouring from contact with grass left on skin or clothing
2. (countable) scum (a slimy layer of green algae)

   Synonym: sly

3. (uncountable) greenery

• grønska (“become green”)

• IPA^(key): /²ɡrønsçə/, /²ɡrønʃə/

grønske m (definite singular grønsken, indefinite plural grønskar, definite plural grønskane)

1. a green(ish) colour

• “grønske” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
• “grønska_2” in Ivar Aasen (1873) Norsk Ordbog med dansk Forklaring