Gävle

English

Proper noun

Gävle

  1. A town and municipality in Gävleborg County, Sweden.

Swedish

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old Swedish Gæfle, Gefla.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈjɛːvlɛ/
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  • Rhymes: -¹ɛːvlɛ

Proper noun

Gävle n (genitive Gävles)

  1. a town and municipality of Gävleborg County, Sweden

Further reading

  • Gävle in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)