stål

Etymology

From Old Norse stál, from Proto-Germanic *stahlą, from Proto-Indo-European *stak- (“to stay, be firm”). Compare Norwegian and Swedish stål, Icelandic stál, Dutch staal, German Stahl, also English steel.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /stɔːl/, [sd̥ɔːˀl]

Noun

stål n (singular definite stålet, plural indefinite stål)

1. (uncountable) steel (metal alloy)
2. tool

Etymology

From Old Norse stál, from Proto-Germanic *stahlą, from Proto-Indo-European *stak- (“to stay, be firm”). Compare with Danish stål, Swedish stål, Icelandic stál, Dutch staal, German Stahl, also English steel.

Noun

stål n (definite singular stålet, uncountable)

1. steel (metal alloy)

References

• “stål” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Etymology

From Old Norse stál

Noun

stål n (definite singular stålet, uncountable)

1. steel (metal alloy)

References

• “stål” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Etymology

From Old Norse stál, from Proto-Germanic *stahlą, from Proto-Indo-European *stak- (“to stay, be firm”). Compare Danish and Norwegian stål, Icelandic stál, Dutch staal, German Stahl, also English steel.

Pronunciation

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Noun

stål n

1. steel (a metal alloy)
2. a tool of steel

References

• stål in Svenska Akademiens Ordlista över svenska språket (13th ed., online)