smære

Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

  • (white clover): smere (Solør)
  • (red clover): smære f (Setesdal)

Etymology

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First attested in 1786 by Wille. An unsorted form smæril for clover attested in Eastern Norway in 1812.

(wood sorrel): Literally, “sour clower”. Same pattern as syrkløver (“wood sorrel”). Probably related to smiril (“wood sorrel”) in Spydeberg dialect.

Noun

smære m (definite singular smæren, indefinite plural smærar, definite plural smærane)

  1. (dialectal, Setesdal, Telemark) synonym of kløver (“white or red clover”)
  2. (dialectal, Bamble) synonym of engkall (“yellow rattle”)
  3. (dialectal, Vestfold, Hemsedal) synonym of marimjelle (“cow-wheat”)
  4. (dialectal, Tjølling in Vestfold, Eastern Telemark) clipping of sursmære (“wood sorrel”)
    Synonym: gauksyre
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