søyle
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Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
Noun
søyle f or m (definite singular søyla or søylen, indefinite plural søyler, definite plural søylene)
- (architecture) a column, pillar
Derived terms
References
- “søyle” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology 1
Noun
søyle f (definite singular søyla, indefinite plural søyler, definite plural søylene)
- (architecture) a column, pillar
Derived terms
Etymology 2
Cognate of Swedish söla (“to make stuff dirty, to spill”).
Noun
søyle f (definite singular søyla, indefinite plural søyler, definite plural søylene)
- alternative form of søle
Usage notes
- This form was removed by the 1938 spelling reform, but reintroduced as an official alternative form by a 1995 spelling decision.
References
- “søyle” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.