abildblomst

Norwegian Bokmål

An apple tree blossoming in Oslo, Norway.

Etymology

abild +‎ blomst, first part from Danish abild (“European crab apple”), from Old Danish apæld, from Old Norse apaldr (“apple tree”), from Proto-Germanic *apaldraz (“apple tree”). Last part from Danish blomst (“flower”), from the older blomster (“flower”), from Old Norse blómstr (“flower”), from Proto-Germanic *blōmô (“flower”), from *blōaną (“to bloom, flower”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰleh₃- (“to bloom, flower”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɑːbɪlblɔmst/

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• Rhymes: -ɔmst
• Hyphenation: ab‧ild‧blomst

Noun

abildblomst m (definite singular abildblomsten, indefinite plural abildblomster, definite plural abildblomstene)

1. (poetic, obsolete) an apple blossom (the flower of an apple tree that will eventually turn into an apple)

   Synonym: epleblomst

   • 1907, Johan Sebastian Welhaven, Samlede Digterverker II, page 325:

     hvide abildblomster

     white apple blossoms

Related terms

• abildgren (“apple tree branch”)
• abildgrå (“gray-spotted”)
• abildgård (“apple orchard”)
• abildtre (“apple tree”)

References

• “abildblomst” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).