snørr

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

Related to snuse (“to sniff”)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /snœɾː/

Noun

snørr f or m (definite singular snørra or snørren, uncountable)
snørr n (definite singular snørret, uncountable)

  1. snot
  2. (idiomatic) nose

Usage notes

The second sense (nose) is used only in the idiomatic expression på snørra (“flat on one's face”).

Derived terms

  • på snørra
  • snørre
  • snørret
  • snørrhoven
  • snørrunge

References

Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

Etymology

Related to snusa (“to sniff”). Compare Swedish snor.

Noun

snørr f or n (definite singular snørra or snørret, uncountable)

  1. snot
  2. (idiomatic) nose

Usage notes

The second sense (nose) is used only in the idiomatic expression på snørra (“flat on one's face”).

Synonyms

dialectal names
  • snellur, snællur (Selbu and Orkdal) [1]
  • snøllur (Melhus)
  • snykk (Setesdal)
  • snørrlur (Helgeland and Trøndelag)
  • snørrul (Northern Trøndelag)

See also

References

  1. ^ Ingulv Røset (1999), Selbu-målet : ord og uttrykk (in Norwegian Nynorsk), page 215
  • “snørr”, in Norsk Ordbok: ordbok over det norske folkemålet og det nynorske skriftmålet, Oslo: Samlaget, 1950-2016
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