søyle

See also: soyle, söyle, and şöyle

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From German Säule.

Noun

søyle f or m (definite singular søyla or søylen, indefinite plural søyler, definite plural søylene)

  1. (architecture) a column, pillar

Derived terms

References

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology 1

From German Säule.

Noun

søyle f (definite singular søyla, indefinite plural søyler, definite plural søylene)

  1. (architecture) a column, pillar
Derived terms

Etymology 2

Cognate of Swedish söla (“to make stuff dirty, to spill”).

Noun

søyle f (definite singular søyla, indefinite plural søyler, definite plural søylene)

  1. alternative form of søle
Usage notes
  • This form was removed by the 1938 spelling reform, but reintroduced as an official alternative form by a 1995 spelling decision.

References

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