sandmale
Norwegian Nynorsk
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editFrom sand (“sand”) + mala (“grind”).
Pronunciation
editVerb
editsandmale (present tense sandmel, past tense sandmol, supine sandmale, past participle sandmalen, passive infinitive sandmalast)
- (ambitransitive, historical) to hone (a millstone) by grinding sand (or similar material) on it
References
edit- “sandmale” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
- “sandmale”, in Norsk Ordbok: ordbok over det norske folkemålet og det nynorske skriftmålet, Oslo: Samlaget, 1950-2016