smørblom

• smørblomst

Compound of smør +‎ blom. Literally, “butter flower”. Compare Swedish smörblomma.

(dandelion): Compare northern Finland Swedish smörblomster (“dandelion”).

smørblom m (definite singular smørblomen, indefinite plural smørblomar, definite plural smørblomane)

1. buttercup
2. (many dialects) synonym of tepperot (“tormentil”)
3. (many dialects) synonym of bekkeblom (“kingcup”)
4. (many dialects south of Dovrefjell) synonym of løvetann (“dandelion”)
5. (Eastern Slidre, Nordnorsk, Austfold, Øyer, Gausdal) synonym of ballblom (“globeflower”)
6. (Vestfold, Surnadal, Odal, Hedmark) synonym of hestehov (“coltsfoot”)
7. (Rauland in Telemark, Elverum) synonym of marimjelle (“cow wheat”)
8. (dialectal, Beiarn) synonym of krypsoleie (“creeping buttercup”)
9. (dialectal, Bergen) synonym of vårkål (“pilewort”)
10. (dialectal, Voss) synonym of smørtelg (“Oreopteris fern”)

• (buttercup): engsoleie

• “smørblom”, in Norsk Ordbok: ordbok over det norske folkemålet og det nynorske skriftmålet, Oslo: Samlaget, 1950-2016
• Høeg, O. A. (1974), Planter og tradisjon (in Norwegian)