brøler

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology 1

Possibly from a Middle Low German noun, from a verb meaning "howl, bellow" (compare German Low German bröllen). This would make it cognate to German Brüller (“joke, something funny”, literally “roarer”); English howler (“hilarious joke”, “painfully obvious mistake”) is formed the same way.

Noun

brøler m (definite singular brøleren, indefinite plural brølere, definite plural brølerne)

A severe blunder; a foolish error, especially one made in public.

Etymology 2

Verb

brøler

present of brøle

References

“brøler” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

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