hylke

Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

• hylkje (alternative spelling)
• hýkkji (Setesdal), hølke, hølk (dialectal forms)

Etymology

From Old Norse hylki, from Proto-Germanic *hulkiją, from a k-derivation of *hulaz (“hollow”), whence also holk.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /²hʏlçə/, /²hʏlkə/
• Rhymes: -ʏlçə, -ʏlkə

Noun

hylke n (definite singular hylket, indefinite plural hylke, definite plural hylka)

1. a tall and narrow tub or cask made of a hollowed out block of wood

   Hypernym: holk

2. a rather large tub of wood, especially for butter

   Synonyms: ambar, holk, (mjøl)kar, bidne, ilåt

3. a vat, wash tub

   Synonyms: stamp, vaskebalje

4. a can to carry on the back, partly used to carry flour to and from the mill

   Hyponym: kornhylke

   Synonyms: dunk, butt

5. (botany, zoology) husk
   1. a cartridge case

      Synonym: kruthylse

6. (figuratively)
   1. a stiff, stubborn person
   2. a dirty person
7. an excellent fellow

   Synonym: grepa kar

Derived terms

• hylkehengsle
• kornhylke
• kumathylke (“tub with cow food”)
• mjølkehylke
• primhylke, brimhylke
• skithylke (“an unbearable woman”, literally “shite tub”)
• skjørhylke, skyrhylke
• vasshylke

References

• “hylke” in Ivar Aasen (1873) Norsk Ordbog med dansk Forklaring