potetskrikje

Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms
  • potetskrike

Etymology

From potet (“potato”) +‎ skrikje (“jay”).

Noun

potetskrikje f (definite singular potetskrikja, indefinite plural potetskrikjer, definite plural potetskrikjene)

  1. (Eastern Norway) Synonym of nøtteskrikje (“(Eurasian) jay”)
    • 1978 September 6, Gudbrandsdølen, page 3:
      Ho meinte ho hadde bevis for at Potetskrikja ein vår tok til å forsyne seg av settepotetene[.]
      She claimed to have proof that the jay had helped itself to the seed potatoes.
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