døl

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See also: Appendix:Variations of "dol"

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology 1

From Old Norse dœll.

Noun

døl m (definite singular dølen, indefinite plural dølar, definite plural dølane)

  1. a person dwelling in a valley
    1. a person from one of the valleys in Eastern Norway, considered representative of what is especially Norwegian
    2. (chiefly in compounds) a person coming from a place named Dal, Dalen, or dal.
  2. short for dølahest (“Dole horse”).
  3. (rare, derogatory) idiot, simpleton
Inflection
Historical inflection of døl
indefinite singular definite singular indefinite plural definite plural
Aasen1 Døl Dølen Døler Dølerne
1901 døler (dølir) dølerne (døline)
1917 døler dølene2
1938 (current) døl dølen dølar dølane

Forms in italics are currently considered non-standard. Forms in were official, but considered second-tier. Forms in (parentheses) were allowed under Midlandsnormalen. 1Nouns were capitalised for most of the 19th century. 2Form was allowed for schoolchildren as of 1910.

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Etymology 2

From Old Norse dœl.

Noun

døl f (definite singular døla, indefinite plural døler, definite plural dølene)

  1. a small valley

Etymology 3

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

døl

  1. inflection of dølja:
    1. present tense
    2. imperative

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