fnöske

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fnöske

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Inherited from Old Norse hnjóskr.

fnöske n

1. amadou, most commonly prepared from hoof fungus (Fomes fomentarius), primarily used as tinder or as a styptic
2. (by extension) tinder, touchwood, material for lighting a fire (more generally)

• fnöskticka (“hoof fungus”)
• näver (“birch bark”)
• torr som fnöske (“bone dry”)

• fnöske in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• fnöske in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• fnöske in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
• fnöske in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)