fjellfross

Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

  • fjellfrosk, fjellfrans, fillefrans (dialectal)
  • felefrans (Valdres)

Etymology

From fjell (“mountain”) +‎ fross (“tomcat”). Cf. Dutch veelvraat and German Vielfraß. Attested in 1770-s in Søren Richart Hagerup’s Norwegian dialect glossary spelled as Fjeldfraask (lit. mountain frog), otherwise known in Danish Norwegian texts of Petter Dass and P.Claussøn.

Noun

fjellfross m (definite singular fjellfrossen, indefinite plural fjellfrossar, definite plural fjellfrossane)

  1. Synonym of jerv

References

  • “fjellfross” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
  • “fjellfross” in Ivar Aasen (1873) Norsk Ordbog med dansk Forklaring
  • Jan Ragnar Hagland (1986), Trønderord frå 1700-talet : Ordsamling frå Surnadal, page 31
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