pære

pære c (singular definite pæren, plural indefinite pærer)

1. pear
2. light bulb

   Synonyms: lyspære, elektrisk pære

3. (colloquial) intellect

   Prøv at bruge pæren en gang imellem!

   Try to use your head once in a while!

• → Greenlandic: pære

• “pære” in Den Danske Ordbog

Borrowed from Danish pære.

pære (plural pærit)

1. pear

 

Norwegian Wikipedia has an article on:

pære

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From Old Norse pera (“pear tree”), from Latin pirum.

pære f or m (definite singular pæra or pæren, indefinite plural pærer, definite plural pærene)

1. a pear
2. any pear-shaped object, such as a bulb (light bulb)
3. (colloquial) (human) head

Possibly humorous remolding of pur (“pure”)

pære (indeclinable)

1. utter, complete

• pære vrøvl
• pære tull

pære

1. utterly, completely

• pære dansk
• pære full

• “pære” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
• “pære” in The Ordnett Dictionary

 

Norwegian Nynorsk Wikipedia has an article on:

pære

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From Old Norse pera, from Latin pirum.

pære f (definite singular pæra, indefinite plural pærer, definite plural pærene)

1. a pear
2. any pear-shaped object, such as a light bulb

• ljospære
• lyspære
• pæretre

• “pære” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.