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lyng
Norwegian
/lyŋ/
noun-m1
Definitions
describing plants mostly from the heather family, Ericaceae
Etymology
Derived from Old Norse lyng.
Origin
Old Norse
lyng
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
Cognates
horse, because the plant was used as food for horses
Norwegian Bokmål
hross
Norwegian Bokmål
nb
Norwegian Bokmål
non
Norwegian Bokmål
røss
Norwegian Bokmål
røsslyng
Norwegian Bokmål
*lingwą
Proto-Germanic
lyng
Norwegian Nynorsk
hross
Old Norse
lyng
Old Norse
lyng
Icelandic
lyngur
Faroese
Derived Terms
nb
non
røss
horse
hross
røsslyng
because the plant was used as food for horses