malje

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Middle Low German mallie, from Old French maille, from Latin macula. Akin to English mail.

Noun

malje f or m (definite singular malja or maljen, indefinite plural maljer, definite plural maljene)

  1. an eyelet

References

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Middle Low German mallie, from Old French maille, from Latin macula. Akin to English mail.

Noun

malje f (definite singular malja, indefinite plural maljer, definite plural maljene)

  1. an eyelet
    Synonym: melle

References
  • “malje” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
  • “malje”, in Norsk Ordbok: ordbok over det norske folkemålet og det nynorske skriftmålet, Oslo: Samlaget, 1950-2016
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