krykkje

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

Unknown; compare with Old Norse rytr, Faroese rita, Icelandic rita, from hence Danish ride.

Noun

krykkje f or m (definite singular krykkja or krykkjen, indefinite plural krykkjer, definite plural krykkjene)

  1. a kittiwake, seabird of genus Rissa, in particular the black-legged kittiwake Rissa tridactyla

References

Norwegian Nynorsk

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /²krʏçːə/

Etymology 1

Noun

krykkje f (definite singular krykkja, indefinite plural krykkjer, definite plural krykkjene)

  1. a kittiwake, bird of the genus Rissa, particulaly the black-legged kittiwake, Rissa tridactyla

Etymology 2

Related to krok.

Alternative forms

Noun

krykkje f (definite singular krykkja, indefinite plural krykkjer, definite plural krykkjene)

  1. crutch

References
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