fiskesympe

Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

  • *fiskesimpe (unattested)

Etymology

Compound of fiske- +‎ sympe. First attested in the 1750-s, spelled as Fisempe. Spelled as Fessemp in 1770-s.

Noun

fiskesympe f (definite singular fiskesympa, indefinite plural fiskesymper, definite plural fiskesympene)

  1. (Trøndelag) synonym of ulk (“sculpin”)

References

  • “fiskesympa” in Ivar Aasen (1873) Norsk Ordbog med dansk Forklaring
  • Jan Ragnar Hagland (1986), Trønderord frå 1700-talet : Ordsamling frå Surnadal, page 30
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