påle
See also: Appendix:Variations of "pale"
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
From Old Norse páll, from Latin palus.
Noun
påle m (definite singular pålen, indefinite plural påler, definite plural pålene)
Derived terms
References
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
From Old Norse páll, from Latin palus.
Noun
påle m (definite singular pålen, indefinite plural pålar, definite plural pålane)
Derived terms
References
- “påle” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Swedish
Etymology
Inherited from Old Swedish pāle, pāl, from Latin pālus (“stake”). Cognate of German Pfahl.
Noun
påle c
- a stake, a pole, a pile (driven into the earth or the bottom of a body of water)
- Han slog pålen i vampyrens hjärta
- He drove ["hit" – implies hitting it with a hammer] the stake into the heart of the vampire
Declension
| nominative | genitive | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | indefinite | påle | påles |
| definite | pålen | pålens | |
| plural | indefinite | pålar | pålars |
| definite | pålarna | pålarnas |
Derived terms
References
- påle in Svensk ordbok (SO)
- påle in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
- påle in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
- påle in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)