ugle

Etymology

From Old Norse ugla (“owl”) (compare Swedish uggla, Icelandic ugla), from Proto-Germanic *uwwalǭ (compare English owl, Dutch uil, West Frisian ûle, German Eule), diminutive of *uwwô ‘eagle-owl’ (compare German Uhu), of imitative origin or a variant of *ūfaz, *ūfǭ (compare Swedish uv ‘horned owl’, Babungo Auf), from Proto-Indo-European *up-.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /uːlə/, [ˈuːlə]

Noun

ugle c (singular definite uglen, plural indefinite ugler)

1. owl, Strigiformes
2. owlet moth, Noctuidae

Verb

ugle (imperative ugl, infinitive at ugle, present tense ugler, past tense uglede, perfect tense er/har uglet)

1. ruffle, rumple, tousle (to put into disorder, wrinkle)

Etymology

From Old Norse ugla

Noun

ugle f, m (definite singular ugla or uglen, indefinite plural ugler, definite plural uglene)

1. an owl

References

• “ugle” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Etymology

From Old Norse ugla. Akin to English owl.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /²ʉɡlə/, /²ʊɡlə/

Noun

ugle f (definite singular ugla, indefinite plural ugler, definite plural uglene)

1. an owl

References

• “ugle” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.