tælarose
Norwegian Nynorsk
Alternative forms
- tælerose
Etymology
From tele + rose, with tele spelled as pronounced in the local dialects. Literally, “frozen soil rose”. Compare Swedish tjälatuppa. Not related to telerose (“Telemark rose embroidery”).
Noun
tælarose f (definite singular tælarosa, indefinite plural tælaroser, definite plural tælarosene)
- (dialectal, Fron, Øyer) synonym of mogop
References
- Høeg, O. A. (1974), Planter og tradisjon (in Norwegian Bokmål)