sysvorte

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

Probably from Old English sugesweard.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /²syːsʋɔrtə/

Noun

sysvorte f (definite singular sysvorta, indefinite plural sysvorter, definite plural sysvortene)

  1. (archaic) a Eurasian blackbird (songbird of the thrush family, Turdus merula)
    • 1895, Per Sivle, "Vaar-Vôn":
      Og Gauken, han gol, og Sysvorti song, og Lerka, ho trallad, imedan ho steig.
      And the cuckoo called, and the blackbird sang, and the lark hummed as it soared.

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