tjeld

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Old Norse tjaldr.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /çɛlː/, /çɛld/

Noun

tjeld m (definite singular tjelden, indefinite plural tjeldar, definite plural tjeldane)

an oystercatcher, a bird of the family Haematopodidae, particularly the Eurasian oystercatcher, Haematopus ostralegus.

References

“tjeld” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

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