tiriltunge

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

A compound of tiril + tunge (“tongue”). The meaning or origin of the first part is unknown.

Noun

tiriltunge f or m (definite singular tiriltunga or tiriltungen, indefinite plural tiriltunger, definite plural tiriltungene)

Lotus corniculatus

References

“tiriltunge” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
“tiriltunge” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).

Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

(non-standard since 2012) tiriltunga, tiritunga, tiritunge

Etymology

A compound of tiril + tunge (“tongue”). The meaning or origin of the first part is unknownn.

Noun

tiriltunge f (definite singular tiriltunga, indefinite plural tiriltunger, definite plural tiriltungene)

Lotus corniculatus

References

“tiriltunge” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Cf. Norwegian Bokmål “tiriltunge” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).

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