ingefær

Borrowed from Middle High German *ingibero, from Old High German gingibero, from Medieval Latin gingiber, zingeber, from Latin zingiberi, from Late Ancient Greek ζιγγίβερις (zingíberis), from Middle Indic, from Old Tamil 𑀇𑀜𑁆𑀘𑀺𑀯𑁂𑀭𑁆 (iñcivēr, literally “ginger root”).

ingefær c (singular definite ingefæren, not used in plural form)

1. ginger

• → Faroese: ingifer
• → Icelandic: engifer

• “ingefær” in Den Danske Ordbog

From German Low German ingever.

ingefær m (definite singular ingefæren)

1. ginger (a plant from which ginger root is obtained: Zingiber officinale)
2. ginger (the spice obtained from ginger root)

• ingefærøl

• “ingefær” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

From German Low German ingever, and Middle Norwegian ingifer.

ingefær m (definite singular ingefæren)

1. ginger (a plant, as above)
2. ginger (a spice, as above)

• ingefærøl

• “ingefær” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.