"fyra for kråkene" meaning in Norwegian Nynorsk

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Verb

Etymology: Literally, “to fire for the crows.” Compare Swedish elda för kråkorna. Etymology templates: {{m-g|to fire for the crows.}} “to fire for the crows.”, {{lit|to fire for the crows.}} Literally, “to fire for the crows.” Head templates: {{head|nn|verb}} fyra for kråkene
  1. (idiomatic) to use energy sources of the house in vain (e.g. to forget to cut off the light in the house when nobody is there; to make fire in the stove on a winter day in order to heat up the room while all the windows are open; to use a lot of energy to heat up a house instead of fixing a better wall insulation) Tags: idiomatic Synonyms: fyre for kråkene, fyra for kråka, fyre for kråka
    Sense id: en-fyra_for_kråkene-nn-verb-f6GVYjyF Categories (other): Norwegian Nynorsk entries with incorrect language header

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