kavring

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Norwegian Nynorsk[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Danish kavring, from older kaghring, related to Old Norse kǫgurr.[1] Also claimed to come from Russian коври́га (kovríga).[2] Compare Faroese karvingur and (dialectal) Swedish kavring.

Noun[edit]

kavring m (definite singular kavringen, indefinite plural kavringar, definite plural kavringane)

  1. a rusk (a bun that’s cut in half after the first cooking and then cooked a second time)
  2. a potato flatbread

References[edit]

  1. ^ “kavring”, in Svenska Akademiens ordbok [Dictionary of the Swedish Academy]‎[1] (in Swedish), 1937
  2. ^ Alf Torp (1919) Nynorsk etymologisk ordbok, Kristiania: Aschehoug
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