tennar.
compression wood; hard reddish-brown wood formed in conifers in a bend or on the side facing the wind or weather.
Meaning & usage
compression wood; hard reddish-brown wood formed in conifers in a bend or on the side facing the wind or weather.
Tennar kan gjøre trevirket hardt og vanskelig å arbeide med.
Where this word comes from
Inherited from Old Norse þinurr (“resinous fir tree; resinous wood”). The deeper etymology is uncertain. Compare Norwegian Nynorsk tennar, tenar and tinar, and Icelandic þinur (“resinous fir tree”).
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