brennevin

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Middle Low German bernewin

Noun

brennevin n (definite singular brennevinet, indefinite plural brenneviner, definite plural brennevinene)

  1. liquor (hard liquor), spirits
    • 2012, "Første spørsmål" by David Nicholls, Forlaget Press →ISBN
      Hun arbeider seg systematisk gjennom en stor konfekteske, biter tuppen av de små sjokoladeflaskene og drypper de forskjellige brennevinene inn i munnen, som en særlig fornem fyllik.
      She works systematically through a large box of chocolates, bites the tip off the small chocolate bottles and drips the different spirits into her mouth, like an especially dignified drunkard.

References

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Middle Low German bernewin

Noun

brennevin n (definite singular brennevinet, indefinite plural brennevin, definite plural brennevina)

  1. liquor (hard liquor), spirits

References
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