Norske soppnamn : ein studie av ein stor og omfangsrik vokster i nyare tid

2019

Masteroppgave nordisk språk og litteratur NO500 - Universitetet i Agder 2019 Thisthesisis a study of Norwegian fungi names. We find funginames on three different levels, common namesfor fungi,Norwegian professional namesfor fungi and scientific fungal names. The professional Norwegian mushroom names are the focus in the study. The names investigated arefrom the publication Norske soppnavn(Norges sopp-og nyttevekstforbund, 2011).The thesis addresses origin, language structure, content and use of funginames.Norwegian culture has traditionally been skeptical of fungi, and they have not been important as eitherfood, ritual stimuli or other uses, so there are very few inherited words and popular…