svintoks

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From svin +‎ toks, from Old Norse svín (“swine”) and þǫx (“badger”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /²sviːntoks/, [²sʋiːn.tɞ̞ks], [-tɔks]

Noun

svintoks m (definite singular svintoksen, indefinite plural svintoksar, definite plural svintoksane)

  1. a European badger (Meles meles)
  2. a badger, a shortlegged omnivorous animal of the subfamily, Melinae

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