hoffdame

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From hoff +‎ dame.

Noun

hoffdame f or m (definite singular hoffdama or hoffdamen, indefinite plural hoffdamer, definite plural hoffdamene)

a lady-in-waiting

References

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

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From hoff +‎ dame.

Noun

hoffdame f (definite singular hoffdama, indefinite plural hoffdamer, definite plural hoffdamene)

a lady-in-waiting

References

“hoffdame” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

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