adelsmerke

Norwegian

noun-n2
Definitions
  • figuratively mark of (spiritual) nobility
  • distinction; distinguishing feature in a person

Etymology

Affix from Norwegian Bokmål adel (nobility) + Norwegian Bokmål merke (mark).

Origin

Norwegian

merke

Gloss

mark

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