avsøle

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See also: avsole

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

Possibly a back-formation from avsøles.

Noun

avsøle f (definite singular avsøla, indefinite plural avsøler, definite plural avsølene)

  1. a side of something, the side receiving little, if any sunshine
    Antonym: solside
    • 1968, Søren Ve, Utbreidsla og høgdegrensor til skog-, tre- og buskeslag i Sogndal og Hafslo, : Universitetsforlaget, page 40:
      Høgdegrensa for steinbjørkeskogen går opp i solsida og sig sterkt nedover i avsøla.
      The silver birch timberline rises on the sunny side and falls sharply on the shadowy side.

References

  • “avsøle” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
  • “avsøle”, in Norsk Ordbok: ordbok over det norske folkemålet og det nynorske skriftmålet, Oslo: Samlaget, 1950-2016