kjerr

== Norwegian Bokmål == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /çɛr/ Rhymes: -ɛr Hyphenation: kjerr === Etymology 1 === From Old Norse kjarr (“copsewood, brushwood, thicket”), from Proto-Germanic *kerzą, *kerzuz (“scrub, bushes”), from Proto-Indo-European *ǵers- (“to turn, bend, twist”). ==== Noun ==== kjerr n (definite singular kjerret, indefinite plural kjerr, definite plural kjerra or kjerrene) (chiefly dialectal) a small bog or swamp; marsh (an area of low, wet land, often with tall grass) Synonyms: myr, sump a small scrub, especially with willows or alder on marshy ground ===== Alternative forms ===== kjer ===== Derived terms ===== === Etymology 2 === Alternative or dialectal form of kjer (“a fishing device”), from Old Norse ker (“tub, vessel, goblet”), from Proto-Germanic *kazą (“vessel, vat, tub, barrel”), from *kas- (“to throw, toss, raise, bring up”), of unknown origin. Doublet of kar. ==== Noun ==== kjerr n (definite singular kjerret, indefinite plural kjerr, definite plural kjerra or kjerrene) alternative spelling of kjer (“a device consisting of a chamber with a wedge-shaped entrance for catching salmon or trout in rivers”) === References === “kjerr” in The Bokmål Dictionary. “kjerr_1” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB). “kjerr_2” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB). “kjer” in Store norske leksikon == Norwegian Nynorsk == === Etymology === From Old Norse kjarr. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /çɛrː/ === Noun === kjerr n (definite singular kjerret, indefinite plural kjerr, definite plural kjerra) thicket === References === “kjerr” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.