svale

Danish

Noun

svale c (singular definite svalen, plural indefinite svaler)

  1. swallow (bird)

Inflection

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology 1

Adjective

svale

  1. definite singular of sval
  2. plural form of sval

Etymology 2

From Old Norse svala.

Noun

svale f, m (definite singular svala or svalen, indefinite plural svaler, definite plural svalene)

  1. a swallow (bird of the Hirundinidae family)
    en svale gjør ingen sommer ― one swallow doesn't make a summer

Etymology 3

From the adjective sval

Verb

svale (imperative sval, present tense svaler, passive svales, simple past svala or svalet or svalte, past participle svala or svalet or svalt, present participle svalende)

  1. to cool, refresh

References

Norwegian Nynorsk

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /²sʋɑːlə/ (example of pronunciation)

Etymology 1

Adjective

svale

  1. definite singular of sval
  2. plural form of sval

Etymology 2

From Old Norse svala. Akin to English swallow.

Noun

svale f (definite singular svala, indefinite plural svaler, definite plural svalene)

  1. swallow (bird of the family Hirundinidae)
    Svaler er snøgge i vendingane.
    Swallows are quick when they turn.

Etymology 3

From the adjective sval

Alternative forms

Verb

svale (present tense svalar, past tense svala, past participle svala, passive infinitive svalast, present participle svalande, imperative sval/svale)

  1. to cool, refresh

References

Swedish

Adjective

svale

  1. absolute definite natural masculine form of sval.
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