melrakke

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

Inherited from Old Norse melrakki. Compare Icelandic melrakki. First attested by Hans Jacob Wille in 1786.

Noun

melrakke m (definite singular melrakken, indefinite plural melrakkar, definite plural melrakkane)

1. Synonym of fjellrev

Descendants

• → Danish: Merakke (18-19th centuries)