skipsvrak

Norwegian Bokmål

Skipsvrak Barøy

Etymology

From skip +‎ -s- +‎ vrak.

Noun

skipsvrak n (definite singular skipsvraket, indefinite plural skipsvrak, definite plural skipsvraka or skipsvrakene)

1. (nautical) a shipwreck
   • 2020, Cezinando (lyrics and music), “Hore og madonna”, in Et godt stup it et grunt vann‎^[1]:

     Og vi seiler et skipsvrak / like skjørt som et chipsflak / inn i øyet av stormen

     And we sail a shipwreck / as brittle as a chip / into the eye of the storm

References

• “skipsvrak” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From skip +‎ -s- +‎ vrak.

Noun

skipsvrak n (definite singular skipsvraket, indefinite plural skipsvrak, definite plural skipsvraka)

1. (nautical) a shipwreck

References

• “skipsvrak” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.