rosemaling

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun

A Norwegian style of stylized floral decoration with scrollwork and geometric elements.

Pronunciation

/ˈɹəʊzəˌmɑːlɪŋ/ /-sə-/ /-ˌmɔː-/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-rosemaling.wav LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-rosemaling2.wav LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-rosemaling3.wav /ˈɹoʊzəˌmɑlɪŋ/

Word forms

rosemaling rosemåling

Etymology

Borrowed from Norwegian Bokmål rosemaling (“rose painting”), from rose (“rose”) + maling (“painting”) (from male (“to paint”) (cognate with Old Danish malæ (Danish male), Old Norse mála, Old Swedish mala (Swedish mala), from Middle Low German mālen (“to paint”)) + -ing (suffix used to form nouns from verbs)). The form rosemåling is borrowed from Norwegian Nynorsk rosemåling with unadapted script.

Derived words

rosemaled rosemaler

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