elsker
Norwegian
noun-m2
Definitions
- a lover of something, applies to both sexes
- a lover man having a sexual relationship with a woman
- lover man in a marital relationship
Etymology
Derived from Old Norse elskari.
Origin
Old Norse
elskari
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- bok Norwegian Bokmål
- bokelsker Norwegian Bokmål
- elskerinne Norwegian Bokmål
- hest Norwegian Bokmål
- hesteelsker Norwegian Bokmål
- musikk Norwegian Bokmål
- musikkelsker Norwegian Bokmål
- elskar Norwegian Nynorsk
- elskari Old Norse