blåmann
Norwegian Nynorsk
    
    Etymology
    
From Old Norse blámaðr, from blá (“blue, black”) + maðr (“person, man”). Cognate with Faroese and Icelandic blámaður, Swedish blåman, and Danish blåmand.
Pronunciation
    
- IPA(key): /²blɔːmanː/, /²bɽɔːmanː/
Noun
    
blåmann m (definite singular blåmannen, indefinite plural blåmenn, definite plural blåmennene)
- a black person, African, Moor
- a man dressed in blue
- (derogatory) a nickname for a person from the sea districts
- Antonym: gråmann (“mountain person”)
 
- a small wight living in the stable or other outhouses
 
- (derogatory) a nickname for a person from the sea districts
- (botany) pyramidal bugle (Ajuga pyramidalis)
- Synonym: jonsokkoll
 
- a type of bluish black beetle
- (zoology) asp (Aspius rapax)
- Synonyms: blåspord, blåspole
 
- mould stains on sail cloth
- blue colour on wood that has lied in water for a long time
 
Derived terms
    
- Blåmann (a name used for black goats)
See also
    
References
    
- “blåmann” in Ivar Aasen (1873) Norsk Ordbog med dansk Forklaring
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