dæld

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Icelandic

Etymology

Cognate with Norwegian Nynorsk dæld and Swedish däld

Pronunciation

Noun

dæld f (genitive singular dældar, nominative plural dældir)

  1. hollow, depression
    • 1862, J. Árnason, G. Vigfússon, Íslenzkar þjóðsögur og æfintýri:
      […] úr þessari dæld er sagt að munkarnir úr klaustrinu hafi þvegið sér.
      it is said that the monks from the cloister did wash themselves (with rain water) out of this hollow (in a stone)
  2. dell, dale
  3. dent, indentation

Declension

Declension of dæld (feminine)
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative dæld dældin dældir dældirnar
accusative dæld dældina dældir dældirnar
dative dæld dældinni dældum dældunum
genitive dældar dældarinnar dælda dældanna

Synonyms

Norwegian Nynorsk

Noun

dæld f (definite singular dælda or dældi, indefinite plural dælder, definite plural dældene)

  1. (pre-2012) alternative form of deld
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