"rosemaling" meaning in English

See rosemaling in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈɹəʊzəˌmɑːlɪŋ/ [Received-Pronunciation], /-sə-/ [Received-Pronunciation], /-ˌmɔː-/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈɹoʊzəˌmɑlɪŋ/ [General-American] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-rosemaling.wav , LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-rosemaling2.wav , LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-rosemaling3.wav
Etymology: Borrowed from Norwegian Bokmål rosemaling (“rose painting”), from rose (“rose”) + maling (“painting”) (from male (“to paint”) (cognate with Old Danish malæ (Danish male), Old Norse mála, Old Swedish mala (Swedish mala), from Middle Low German mālen (“to paint”)) + -ing (suffix used to form nouns from verbs)). The form rosemåling is borrowed from Norwegian Nynorsk rosemåling with unadapted script. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|nb|rosemaling||rose painting}} Norwegian Bokmål rosemaling (“rose painting”), {{cog|gmq-oda|malæ}} Old Danish malæ, {{cog|da|male}} Danish male, {{cog|non|mála}} Old Norse mála, {{cog|gmq-osw|mala}} Old Swedish mala, {{cog|sv|mala}} Swedish mala, {{der|en|gml|mālen||to paint}} Middle Low German mālen (“to paint”), {{bor|en|nn|rosemåling}} Norwegian Nynorsk rosemåling Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} rosemaling (uncountable)
  1. (US) A Norwegian style of stylized floral decoration with scrollwork and geometric elements. Wikipedia link: Udval, Uvdal Stave Church Tags: US, uncountable Categories (topical): Painting Categories (lifeform): Roses Synonyms: rosemåling (english: from Norwegian Nynorsk) Derived forms: rosemaled, rosemaler Translations (Translations): rosemaling [feminine] (Dutch)

Alternative forms

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