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Where does “elskarinne” come from?

elskarinne (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk inne, from Old Norse inni.

elskarinne (Norwegian Nynorsk): mistress; female lover

Definitions

  1. mistress; female lover

Ancestry of “elskarinne”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskinneinside, indoors, in, within
2Old Norseinni—
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