grisgrendt

Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

• grissgrendt

Etymology

From adjective grisen (“sparse”) and noun grend f (“a very small village”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡris.ɡrɛnt/ (Can we verify⁽⁺⁾ this pronunciation?)
• (Trøndelag) IPA^(key): /ɡris.ɡrɛɲc/

Adjective

grisgrendt (masculine and feminine grisgrendt, neuter grisgrendt, definite singular and plural grisgrendte)

1. sparsely populated

   Ho kjenner seg meir fri i grisgrendte strøk

   She feels herself more free in less populated areas

References

• “grisgrendt” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.