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Danish
Etymology 1
From Old Norse fyl (“foal”), from Proto-Germanic *fulją. English foal and German Fohlen go back to a different derivation from the same root, Proto-Germanic *fulô (whence Old Norse foli).
Pronunciation
Noun
føl n (singular definite føllet, plural indefinite føl)
- foal
Inflection
Derived terms
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Pronunciation
Verb
føl
- imperative of føle
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology 1
Verb
føl
- imperative of føle
Etymology 2
Noun
føl n (definite singular følet, indefinite plural føl, definite plural føla or følene)
- form removed with the spelling reform of 2005; superseded by føll
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
From Old Norse fyl, from Proto-Germanic *fulją.
Noun
føl n (definite singular følet, indefinite plural føl, definite plural føla)
- a foal
- Synonym: fole
References
- “føl” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.