dagsmeie

Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms
  • dagsmidja, dagsmei, dagsmea, dagsmædd, dagsmeidd, dagsmøyr

Etymology

Uncertain. The first part is dag (“day”). Compare Swedish dagsmeja, dialectal Danish dagmeden and Danicized Norwegian dagmejning. Probably same ending as in dialectal Norwegian gardsmeie (“heat from farm buildings”).

Noun

dagsmeie f (definite singular dagsmeia, indefinite plural dagsmeier, definite plural dagsmeiene)

  1. sun heat on a winter day
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