bagg

Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

  • (calf): bægg (some places in Trøndelag)

Etymology

Seems to be a form of bagge. Compare Swedish bagge. The sense "colt" must be of same origin as nordbagge (“fjord horse”).

Noun

bagg m (definite singular baggen, indefinite plural baggar, definite plural baggane)

  1. (Trøndelag, Tynset, Senja) male calf (esp. 1 year old) or a young ox
  2. (Nord-Gudbrandsdalen, Hegra) a fat man
  3. a young colt (horse), esp. 1 year old

References

  • “bagg”, in Norsk Ordbok: Ordbok over det Norske Folkemålet og det Nynorske Skriftmålet (in Norwegian Nynorsk), Oslo: Det Norske Samlaget, 1950–2016, →ISBN.
  • Tor Erik Jenstad; Arnold Dalen (2002), Trønderordboka (in Norwegian), page 53
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