nornegraut
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Norwegian Nynorsk[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From norne (“goddess of fate”) + graut (“porridge”). Cognate with Faroese nornagreytur.
Noun[edit]
nornegraut m (definite singular nornegrauten, indefinite plural nornegrautar, definite plural nornegrautane)
- the first porridge served after a birth
- Synonyms: barnsenggraut, sengegraut
References[edit]
- “nornegraut”, in Norsk Ordbok: ordbok over det norske folkemålet og det nynorske skriftmålet, Oslo: Samlaget, 1950-2016