grisgrendt

Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

grissgrendt

Etymology

From adjective grisen (“sparse”) and noun grend f (“a very small village”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ɡris.ɡrɛnt/ (Can we verify⁽⁺⁾ this pronunciation?)
(Trøndelag) IPA^(key): /ɡris.ɡrɛɲc/

Adjective

grisgrendt (masculine and feminine grisgrendt, neuter grisgrendt, definite singular and plural grisgrendte)

sparsely populated
Ho kjenner seg meir fri i grisgrendte strøk
She feels herself more free in less populated areas

References

“grisgrendt” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

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