peparmøy

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From pepar (“pepper”) +‎ møy (“maid”), after the male equivalent peparsvein.

Noun

peparmøy f (definite singular peparmøya, indefinite plural peparmøyar or peparmøyer, definite plural peparmøyane or peparmøyene)

1. an unmarried woman past the age of thirty

See also

• peppermø (Bokmål)

References

• “peparmøy” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.