mjødm

See also: mjǫðm and mjöðm

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Old Norse mjǫðm.

Noun

mjødm f or m (definite singular mjødma or mjødmen, indefinite plural mjødmer, definite plural mjødmene)

1. a hip

Synonyms

• hofte, hoft

References

• “mjødm” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

• mjenn, mjærm, mjødn, mjøm, mjømn, mjønn (all dialectal and/or currently non-standard)

Etymology

From Old Norse mjǫðm, from Proto-Germanic *medumō (“middle”). Akin to Faroese mjødn, Icelandic mjöðm and Elfdalian myörm.

Noun

mjødm f (definite singular mjødma, indefinite plural mjødmar or mjødmer, definite plural mjødmane or mjødmene)

1. a hip

   Synonym: hofte

   Ho hadde verk i mjødmane som ikkje ville gå vekk.

   She had aches in her hips that wouldn't go away.

References

• “mjødm” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.