midje

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Old Norse miðja (“center, middle”).

Noun

midje f or m (definite singular midja or midjen, indefinite plural midjer, definite plural midjene)

a waist

References

“midje” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

midju (pre-1917)
meddi (Trøndelag dialect)

Etymology

From Old Norse miðja (“center, middle”).

Noun

midje f (definite singular midja, indefinite plural midjer, definite plural midjene)

a waist

References

“midje” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

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