malje

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Norwegian Bokmål[edit]

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Etymology[edit]

From Middle Low German mallie, from Old French maille, from Latin macula. Akin to English mail.

Noun[edit]

malje f or m (definite singular malja or maljen, indefinite plural maljer, definite plural maljene)

  1. an eyelet

References[edit]

Norwegian Nynorsk[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Middle Low German mallie, from Old French maille, from Latin macula. Akin to English mail.

Noun[edit]

malje f (definite singular malja, indefinite plural maljer, definite plural maljene)

  1. an eyelet
    Synonym: melle

References[edit]

  • “malje” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
  • “malje”, in Norsk Ordbok: ordbok over det norske folkemålet og det nynorske skriftmålet, Oslo: Samlaget, 1950-2016