ledmus

Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

  • Lidmus (Landsmål)
  • lemus (pronunciation spelling)

Etymology

led +‎ mus. Literally, “joint mouse”.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /lɛːmʉːs/

Noun

ledmus f (definite singular ledmusa, indefinite plural ledmyser or ledmus, definite plural ledmysene or ledmusene)

  1. alternative form of leddmus (“König's disease”)
  2. (nonstandard) alternative form of leamus (“muscle fasciculation”)
  3. (Nordnorsk) spasm, cramp
    Synonyms: krampe, senedrått

References

  • “ledmus” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
  • “Lidmus” in Ivar Aasen (1873) Norsk Ordbog med dansk Forklaring
  • Johan Hveding (1968), Håløygsk ordsamling (in Norwegian Nynorsk), page 72
  • Vestad, Jon Peder (1983), Gausdalsmålet (in Norwegian Nynorsk), Gausdal dialekt og mållag, page 65
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