prestekrage

== Norwegian Nynorsk == === Alternative forms === prestkrage, prestkragje, prestekragje (non-standard spellings) præstkrøggø (Engerdal dialect) præstkrågå (dialectal) === Etymology === From prest (“priest”) +‎ -e- +‎ krage (“collar”). The botanical sense due to its similarity with a ruff, worn by Scandinavian priests until the 17th century. Cf. Swedish prästkrage. False friend of Danish præstekrave. === Noun === prestekrage m (definite singular prestekragen, indefinite plural prestekragar, definite plural prestekragane) (clothing) a white ruff when worn by a priest an oxeye daisy, Leucanthemum vulgare (dialectal or erroneously) synonym of balderbrå (“scentless mayweed”) (esp. in areas with no oxeye daisy) ==== Synonyms ==== Dialectal names of the oxeye daisy: hatteblom (Setesdal and Nissedal) herremannstopp (Selbu) kappelan (also for scentless mayweed) kragablom (Telemark) prestgull (Rennebu) prest skjerblom (Gjerstad) === References === “prestekrage” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.