# rosemaling

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈɹəʊzəˌmɑːlɪŋ/

## Definitions
1. A Norwegian style of stylized floral decoration with scrollwork and geometric elements.

## Etymology
Borrowed from Norwegian Bokmål rosemaling (“rose painting”), from rose (“rose”) + maling (“painting”) (from male (“to paint”) (cognate with Old Danish malæ (Danish male), Old Norse mála, Old Swedish mala (Swedish mala), from Middle Low German mālen (“to paint”)) + -ing (suffix used to form nouns from verbs)).
The form rosemåling is borrowed from Norwegian Nynorsk rosemåling with unadapted script.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/rosemaling