åfløy

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From å (“small river”) +‎ fløy, from Old Norse fley.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈôːfløy/

Noun

åfløy f or m (definite singular åfløya or åfløyen, indefinite plural åfløyer, definite plural åfløyene)

  1. a small flat-bottomed boat used as a ferry

References
  • “åfløy” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).
  • Ivar Aasen, Ordbog over det norske Folkesprog, 1850, page 17.
  • Falk, Hjalmar; Torp, Alf (1903–06) Etymologisk ordbog over det norske og det danske sprog [Etymological Dictionary of the Norwegian and Danish Languages], page 1

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From å (“small river”) +‎ fløy, from Old Norse fley.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈôːfløy/

Noun

åfløy f (definite singular åfløya, indefinite plural åfløyer, definite plural åfløyene)

  1. a small flat-bottomed boat used as a ferry
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