svill

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Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Middle Norwegian svill, from Old Norse syll. Akin to English sill.

Pronunciation

Noun

svill f or m (definite singular svillen or svilla, indefinite plural svillar or sviller, definite plural svillane or svillene)

  1. sleeper, railroad tie (A heavy, preserved piece of hewn timber laid crossways to and supporting the rails of a railroad or a member of similar shape and function of another material such as concrete.)
  2. sill, groundsill (A horizontal, structural member of a building near ground level on a foundation or pilings or lying on the ground in earth-fast construction and bearing the upright portion of a frame.)

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