grevling

Norwegian Bokmål

Grevling (Meles meles)

Etymology

From Middle Low German grevink.

Noun

grevling m (definite singular grevlingen, indefinite plural grevlinger, definite plural grevlingene)

a badger, in particular the European badger (Meles meles)

References

“grevling” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Danish grevling, from Middle Low German grevel, related to the verb grava (“to dig”). Cognate with Swedish grävling.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /²ɡrɛvlɪŋ/

Noun

grevling m (definite singular grevlingen, indefinite plural grevlingar, definite plural grevlingane)

Synonym of svintoks

References

“grevling” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

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