smørbukk

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From smør +‎ bukk.

Noun

smørbukk m (definite singular smørbukken, indefinite plural smørbukkar, definite plural smørbukkane)

  1. (botany) Norwegian stonecrop of Hylotelephium maximum species
  2. (Nord-Gudbrandsdalen, Hedmark, Sunndal) synonym of tiriltunge
  3. (Suldal) synonym of perikum
  4. (Oppdal, Sogn) synonym of lintorskemunn (“common toadflax”)
  5. (Voss, Sogn, Nordhordland, Valdres, Numedal, Telemark, Trøndelag) synonym of rosenrot

Synonyms

dialectal names of stonecrop
  • feitebukk (Agder)
  • isblomst (Hedrum)
  • katteblom (Gyland in Agder)
  • skopussar
  • skopuss
  • skosmørelse
  • ungkar (Lindås in Nordhordaland)

Usage notes

Before becoming the official name of stonecrop, this name of stonecrop was mainly used in Telemark and was attested there since the 18th century, while in other dialectal areas of Norway other names were used (see in the synonyms).

References

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