kongro

Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

  • kongurvåve, kongurvåva, kånglo, kingervåva, kingelvåva.

Etymology

From Old Norse kǫngurváfa. First attested in the 1770-s.

Noun

kongro f (definite singular kongroa, indefinite plural kongroer, definite plural kongroene)

  1. a spider (arthropod)
    Synonyms: kingel, edderkopp

Derived terms

  • kongrodyr
  • kongrovev

References

  • “kongro” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
  • “kongurvaava” in Ivar Aasen (1873) Norsk Ordbog med dansk Forklaring
  • Jan Ragnar Hagland (1986), Trønderord frå 1700-talet : Ordsamling frå Surnadal, page 42
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