gople

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Norwegian Nynorsk

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Uncertain. According to different sources, may be related to gopel (a dirt mass), Old Norse gaupn (gowpen) or Southern Sami gåbloe (lung) (compare Finnish kupla (bubble)). Also compare Southern Sami boeltʼaajjan-gåbloe (fireweed), literally “bear lung”.

Noun

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gople f (definite singular gopla, indefinite plural gopler, definite plural goplene)

  1. (dialectal) jellyfish
    Synonym: mannete
  2. (dialectal) any non-dangerous part of a jellyfish
  3. (dialectal, Northern Norway, botany) fireweed
    Synonyms: geitrams, mjølke
  4. (dialectal, botany) giant bellflower (Campanula latifolia)
    Synonym: storklokke
  5. (dialectal, Western Norway) eggs of a frog
    Synonyms: froskeegg, loppespy