mannemål

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Old Norse mannamál.

Noun

mannemål n (definite singular mannemålet, indefinite plural mannemål, definite plural mannemåla)

  1. human voice
    Han kunne ikkje få mannemål. ― He didn’t get the opportunity to say anything.
  2. human tongue, language
    1863, Ludvig Mathias Lindeman, 30 norske Kjæmpevisemelodier med fuldstændig Text, page 15:
    [F]ljote folen, paa stalli stende, no talar en’ mannemaal.
    The fast foal in the stable stands; now it speaks in human tongue.
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