hylke
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Norwegian Nynorsk[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Old Norse hylki, from Proto-Germanic *hulkiją, from a k-derivation of *hulaz (“hollow”), whence also holk.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
hylke n (definite singular hylket, indefinite plural hylke, definite plural hylka)
- a tall and narrow tub or cask made of a hollowed out block of wood
- Hypernym: holk
- a rather large tub of wood, especially for butter
- a vat, wash tub
- Synonyms: stamp, vaskebalje
- a can to carry on the back, partly used to carry flour to and from the mill
- (botany, zoology) husk
- (figuratively)
- an excellent fellow
- Synonym: grepa kar
Derived terms[edit]
- hylkehengsle
- kornhylke
- kumathylke (“tub with cow food”)
- mjølkehylke
- primhylke, brimhylke
- skithylke (“an unbearable woman”, literally “shite tub”)
- skjørhylke, skyrhylke
- vasshylke
References[edit]
- “hylke” in Ivar Aasen (1873) Norsk Ordbog med dansk Forklaring
Categories:
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- Rhymes:Norwegian Nynorsk/ʏlçə
- Rhymes:Norwegian Nynorsk/ʏlkə
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- Norwegian Nynorsk neuter nouns
- nn:Botany
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