bumerke

Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

  • bumark

Etymology

From bu +‎ merke. First attested in the 18th century.

Noun

bumerke n (definite singular bumerket, indefinite plural bumerke, definite plural bumerka)

  1. A symbol used to mark an object, animal or area as belonging to a particular owner. The Norwegian kind of tamga.

References

  • “bumerke” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
  • “bumerke”, in Norsk Ordbok: ordbok over det norske folkemålet og det nynorske skriftmålet, Oslo: Samlaget, 1950-2016
  • “bumerke” in Store norske leksikon
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