bamse

noun masculinesubstantiv hankjønn

teddy bear · bear · a bear of a man

norrønt bjǫrn; avledet av germansk berna-, beran- ‘den brune’ Old Norse bjǫrn; derived from Germanic berna-, beran- ‘the brown one’

opphavlig noaorda noa word (a safe substitute name) på (hann)bjørn (1)a bear originally a noa word (a safe substitute name)noaord for a bearbjørn (1), especially a male one
- bamse brakar Bruin the bear
- bamsen i blåbærlia the bear on the blueberry hillside
stor, kraftig person a big, burly person
- en godmodig bamse a good-natured bear of a man
teddybjørna teddy bear a teddy bearteddybjørn
- ha en bamse som kosedyr to have a teddy bear as a cuddly toy