mjåkk

Norwegian

Etymology

From Old Norse mjolk, mjǫlk, from Proto-Germanic *meluks, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂melǵ-. Compare with Danish mælk, Faroese mjólk, Icelandic mjólk, Swedish mjölk, Dutch melk, English milk, German Milch, German Low German Melk, West Frisian molke, Yiddish מילך‎ (milkh).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /mjɔːkː/

Noun

mjåkk f (uncountable, definite singular mjåkkjí, definite singular dative mjåkkjinn)

  1. (Setesdal) milk
    Mjåkkjí va’ så súr at ‘u brautst.
    The milk was so sour that it got separated.

References
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