kornskrikje

Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

Etymology

From korn (“grain”) +‎ skrikje (“jay”). First attested in 1698 by Jonas Ramus (Green).

Noun

kornskrikje f (definite singular kornskrikja, indefinite plural kornskrikjer, definite plural kornskrikjene)

  1. (Telemark, Trøndelag) synonym of nøtteskrikje (“Eurasian jay”)

References

  • “kornskrikje”, in Norsk Ordbok: ordbok over det norske folkemålet og det nynorske skriftmålet, Oslo: Samlaget, 1950-2016
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