alvor

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See also: älvor

Danish

Etymology

From Old Norse alvara, from an adjective ǫlværr (“benevolent”), maybe from Middle Low German alwār (“true, kind, benevolent”), cognate with German albern (“silly”), Old High German alawāri (“true, friendly”), a compound of Proto-Germanic *allaz, *ala- (“all”) and *wēraz, *wērijaz (“true”).

Pronunciation

Noun

alvor c (singular definite alvoren, not used in plural form)

  1. seriousness (state of being serious)
  2. gravity
  3. earnestness

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Danish alvor.

Noun

alvor n (definite singular alvoret, uncountable)

  1. seriousness

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Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old Norse alvara.

Noun

alvor n (definite singular alvoret, uncountable)

  1. seriousness

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Portuguese

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese alvor, from Late Latin albōrem (“whiteness”), from Latin albus. Doublet of albor.

Pronunciation

 
 

  • Hyphenation: al‧vor

Noun

alvor m (plural alvores)

  1. the first light of the morning
    Synonyms: alva, alvorada
  2. whiteness
    Synonyms: alvura, brancura
    Antonyms: negrume, pretume

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