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Middle English
Adjective
smale
- Alternative form of smal
- Geoffrey Chaucer, Canterbury Tales, General Prologue, ll. 9–10:
And smale foweles maken melodye,
That slepen al the nyght with open ye.- And small birds make melody,
That sleep all the night with open eye.
Norwegian Bokmål
Adjective
smale
- inflection of smal:
- definite singular
- plural
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology 1
From Old Norse smali.
Pronunciation
Noun
smale m (definite singular smalen, indefinite plural smalar, definite plural smalane)
- sheep
- collective term for sheep and goats
Eg skal ut og leita etter smalen.- I'm going out to look for my sheep.
Usage notes
Most often used in the singular to refer to sheep collectively.
Etymology 2
Adjective
smale
- inflection of smal:
- definite singular
- plural
Further reading
Swedish
Adjective
smale
- definite natural masculine singular of smal
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