øyk

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Old Norse eykr, from Proto-Germanic *jaukijaz, from Proto-Indo-European *yewg-. First attested in the early 17th century. Probably doublet of øk.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /œʏːk/

Noun

øyk m (definite singular øyken, indefinite plural øyker or øykar, definite plural øykene or øykane)

  1. (all dialects) workhorse
  2. (Telemark, Slidremål, Hallingdal, Rogaland, Numedal, Vestlandet) synonym of merr (“female horse”)

Further reading

  • “øyk”, in Norsk Ordbok: ordbok over det norske folkemålet og det nynorske skriftmålet, Oslo: Samlaget, 1950-2016
  • “øyk” in Ivar Aasen (1873) Norsk Ordbog med dansk Forklaring
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