fivel
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Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
Compare Old Norse fífa (“cottongrass”).
Pronunciation
Noun
fivel m (definite singular fivelen, indefinite plural fivlar, definite plural fivlane)
- (botany) seedhead of a dandelion
- (botany) Clipping of leirfivel (“coltsfoot, Tussilago farfara”).
- Synonym: hestehov
- (botany) Clipping of myrfivel (“cottongrass”).
Derived terms
References
- “fivel” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.