fivreld

Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old Norse fifrildi, from Proto-Germanic *fifaldǭ. Attested by David Klim in 17th century spelled as Fibrellæ. Compare Swedish fjäril and Icelandic fiðrildi.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /²fɪʋrɛl/

Noun

fivreld n (definite singular fivreldet, indefinite plural fivreld, definite plural fivrelda)

  1. a butterfly or moth, (an insect of the order Lepidoptera)

References

  • “fivreld” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
  • “fivrelde” in Ivar Aasen (1873) Norsk Ordbog med dansk Forklaring
  • Torleiv Hannaas (1911) Ældre norske Sprogminder : Ordsamling fraa Robyggjelaget (in Norwegian Nynorsk), page 15
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