sengra

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

Perhaps anciently related to English singe.

Verb

sengra (present tense sengrar, past tense sengra, past participle sengra, passive infinitive sengrast, present participle sengrande, imperative sengra/sengr)

1. (obsolete, intransitive) to smell burnt

References

• Eskeland, Lars (1948) “sengra”, in Norsk rettskrivings-ordbok [Norwegian Orthographic Dictionary] (in Norwegian Nynorsk)
• Skard, Matias (1901) “sengra”, in Landsmaals-ordlista med rettleiding um skrivemaaten (in Norwegian Nynorsk), Kristiania: Aschehoug