grisgrendt

Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

  • grissgrendt

Etymology

From adjective grisen (“sparse”) and noun grend f (“a very small village”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɡris.ɡrɛnt/ (Can we verify(+) this pronunciation?)
  • (Trøndersk) IPA(key): /ɡris.ɡrɛɲc/

Adjective

grisgrendt (masculine and feminine grisgrendt, neuter grisgrendt, definite singular and plural grisgrendte)

  1. sparsely populated
    Ho kjenner seg meir fri i grisgrendte strøk
    She feels herself more free in less populated areas

References

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