mekregauk

Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

  • mekkergauk (dialectal)

Etymology

Compound of mekra +‎ gauk. Literally, “bleat cockoo”, since it bleats like a goat.

Noun

mekregauk m (definite singular mekregauken, indefinite plural mekregaukar, definite plural mekregaukane)

  1. synonym of bekkasin (“snipe”)

References

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