skipsvrak

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From skip +‎ -s- +‎ vrak.

Noun

skipsvrak n (definite singular skipsvraket, indefinite plural skipsvrak, definite plural skipsvraka or skipsvrakene)

  1. (nautical) a shipwreck
    • 2020, Cezinando, “Hore og madonna”, in Et godt stup it et grunt vann‎[1]:
      Og vi seiler et skipsvrak / like skjørt som et chipsflak / inn i øyet av stormen
      And we sail a shipwreck / as brittle as a chip / into the eye of the storm

References

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From skip +‎ -s- +‎ vrak.

Noun

skipsvrak n (definite singular skipsvraket, indefinite plural skipsvrak, definite plural skipsvraka)

  1. (nautical) a shipwreck

References

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