gnikkelefse.
a hard lefse coated with a batter or glaze, typically made from milk or cream and flour, sometimes with egg, and baked at low heat
Meaning & usage
a hard lefse coated with a batter or glaze, typically made from milk or cream and flour, sometimes with egg, and baked at low heat
Where this word comes from
From gnikke (“to smear, rub in”) + lefse (“lefse”), literally “smeared lefse”. The first element uses the dialectal sense of gnikke, which is related to gni (“to rub”). Compare the equivalent formations Norwegian Nynorsk gnikalefse and gnikkalefse (“hard lefse coated with batter”).
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