tennar

Pronunciation: /ˈtɛnːar/

“tennar” is a Norwegian Bokmål word. Its meaning in English:

noun

compression wood; hard reddish-brown wood formed in conifers in a bend or on the side facing the wind or weather.

Etymology

Inherited from Old Norse þinurr (“resinous fir tree; resinous wood”). The deeper etymology is uncertain. Compare Norwegian Nynorsk tennar, tenar and tinar, and Icelandic þinur (“resinous fir tree”).

More Norwegian Bokmål words

tenketank
tenkning
tenkt
tenn-nål
tenne
tenness
tenning
tennis

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