avle

From Old Norse afla, from Proto-Germanic *aflōną, cognate with Norwegian avle.

• IPA^(key): /avlə/, [ˈɑwlə]

avle (past tense avlede, past participle avlet)

1. to grow, raise (to produce plants)
2. to breed, raise (to produce animals)
3. to procreate, sire, beget (to have children)
4. (figuratively) to create

• “avle” in Den Danske Ordbog

avle (present tense avlar, past tense avla, past participle avla, passive infinitive avlast, present participle avlande, imperative avle/avl)

1. alternative form of avla