ålvor

Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

ålvora

Dialects

ølvøro (vald)
ølvøru, ølvuru (Hallingmål)
alvuru (Trysilmål)
ølvor, ølvør (Andebu)

Etymology

From Old Norse alvara, with -o- from the oblique form alvǫru.

Noun

ålvor n (definite singular ålvoret, uncountable)

alternative form of seriousness

Derived terms

ålvorleg
ta på ålvor

References

“ålvor” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

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