raudhane

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From raud (“red”) +‎ hane (“cock”).

(fire): Compare Russian пусти́ть кра́сного петуха́ (pustítʹ krásnovo petuxá).

Noun

raudhane m (definite singular raudhanen, indefinite plural raudhanar, definite plural raudhanane)

  1. fire (damaging occurrence of fire)
  2. (dialectal, Nordnorsk) red campion
    Synonyms: raud jonsokblom, Salomos segl, sankthanskoll

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