malje

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Etymology

From Middle Low German mallie, from Old French maille, from Latin macula. Akin to English mail.

Noun

malje f or m (definite singular malja or maljen, indefinite plural maljer, definite plural maljene)

1. an eyelet

References

• “malje” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
• “malje” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Middle Low German mallie, from Old French maille, from Latin macula. Akin to English mail.

Noun

malje f (definite singular malja, indefinite plural maljer, definite plural maljene)

1. an eyelet

   Synonym: melle

References

• “malje” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
• “malje”, in Norsk Ordbok: ordbok over det norske folkemålet og det nynorske skriftmålet, Oslo: Samlaget, 1950-2016