< /ˈɛd vɑrd/, 1863–1944, Norwegian painter and graphic artist.
verb
- to chew (food) steadily, esp with a crunching noise
noun
- Edvard (ˈɛdvard). 1863–1944, Norwegian painter and engraver, whose works, often on the theme of death, include The Scream (1893); a major influence on the expressionists, esp on die Brücke
late 14c., mocchen, imitative (cf. crunch), or perhaps from Old French mangier “to eat, bite,” from Latin manducare “to chew.” Related: Munched; munching.