fivel

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

Compare Old Norse fífa (“cottongrass”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /²fiːʋəl/

Noun

fivel m (definite singular fivelen, indefinite plural fivlar, definite plural fivlane)

  1. (botany) seedhead of a dandelion
  2. (botany) clipping of leirfivel (“coltsfoot, Tussilago farfara”)
    Synonym: hestehov
  3. (botany) clipping of myrfivel (“cottongrass”)
    Synonyms: myrull, myrdun

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