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)

  1. pile
  2. stake, pole, post

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Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Old Norse páll, from Latin palus.

Noun

påle m (definite singular pålen, indefinite plural pålar, definite plural pålane)

  1. pile
  2. stake, pole, post

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Swedish

Etymology

Inherited from Old Swedish pāle, pāl, from Latin pālus (stake). Cognate of German Pfahl.

Noun

påle c

  1. 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

Declension of påle
nominative genitive
singular indefinite påle påles
definite pålen pålens
plural indefinite pålar pålars
definite pålarna pålarnas

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