abild

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Norwegian Bokmål

An apple tree blossoming in Oslo, Norway.

Etymology

From Danish abild (European crab apple), from Old Danish apæld, from Old Norse apaldr (apple tree), from Proto-Germanic *apaldraz (apple tree). Doublet of apal.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɑːbɪl/
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  • Rhymes: -ɪl
  • Hyphenation: ab‧ild

Noun

abild m (definite singular abilden, indefinite plural abilder, definite plural abildene)

  1. (poetic, obsolete) an apple tree (any tree that bears apples, principally Malus domestica but also certain wild species)
    Synonyms: epletre, apal, abildtre, apaltre

Derived terms

See also

  • Abildsø (a neighbourhood in Oslo, Norway)

References

  • “abild” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).
  • abild” in Store norske leksikon

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