geitsleip

== Norwegian Nynorsk == === Alternative forms === gjetslep (Trøndelag, reduction of diphtongs) geitsleipe === Etymology === geit (“goat”) +‎ sleip(e) (“snail (dialectal)”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /jeːt.ʂleːp/ (South-Western Trøndelag) === Noun === geitsleip f (definite singular geitsleipa, indefinite plural geitsleiper, definite plural geitsleipene) (dialectal) black slug Synonyms: geitsnok, sleipsnok, svartsnok, svartskogsnigel ==== Usage notes ==== Common word in Trøndelag and Surnadal, but also attested in Stryn, Bergen area, Drangedal and probably Gudbrandsdalen. === References === “geitsleip” in Ivar Aasen (1873) Norsk Ordbog med dansk Forklaring