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Where does “morken” come from?

morken (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Old Norse morkinn — rotten.

morken (Norwegian Nynorsk): rotting, half rotten, weakened by rot

Definitions

  1. rotting, half rotten, weakened by rot

Ancestry of “morken”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsemorkinnrotten
Every word from Old Norse morkinn →