kvae

See also: kvåe

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Old Norse kváða.

Pronunciation

/kva:`ə/

Noun

kvae m (definite singular kvaen, indefinite plural kvaer, definite plural kvaene)

resin
Synonym: harpiks

References

“kvae” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

kvae

Alternative forms

(former official form; now non-standard) kvaa, kvåa, kvåe, kvaada, kvodu
(Aasen) Kvaae, Kvoda (Kvoa, Kvo'u, Kvo, Ko, Kove, Kode)[1]

Etymology

From Old Norse kváða f.[2] Akin to Swedish kåda.

Noun

kvae f (definite singular kvaa, indefinite plural kvaer, definite plural kvaene)

resin
Synonym: harpiks

References

Ivar Aasen lists entries on "Kvaae" and "Kvo(d)a" in his dictionary of 1850.
“kvae” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Anagrams

kave, kvea, vake, veka

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