jarnnatt
See also: järnnatt
Norwegian Nynorsk
Alternative forms
Etymology
Equivalent to jarn + natt (“night”). The first part is likely from Old Norse hjarn n, from Proto-Germanic *herzną.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [²jɑːˌɳɑtː] (example of pronunciation)
Noun
jarnnatt f (definite singular jarnnatta, indefinite plural jarnnetter, definite plural jarnnettene)
- frosty night towards the end of August
- 1923 August 25, “Ola Mæla”, in Møre, page 2:
- Han brann liksom upp i feberen, og folna so ei hektisk rose, som fekk jarnnatti paa seg.
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- 1927, K. M. Elda, Frå Orkladalen: sogor, segner og hermo, volume 2, page 40:
- Dei la seg etter å dyrka korn, men jorda var mager, og nattefrosten i jarnnæterne var drepande for avlingane.
- (please add an English translation of this quote)
See also
- jernnatt (Bokmål)
References
- “jarnnatt” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
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