ärla

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Swedish

Etymology

Inherited from Old Norse ertla, diminutive of Old Norse arta, from Proto-Germanic *artǭ, whence also Swedish årta. Compare Norwegian Nynorsk erle, Faroese erla, Icelandic erla

Pronunciation

Noun

ärla c

  1. a wagtail
  2. Alternative spelling of arla (“early ”)
    • 1649, Jacobus Petri Chronander, Bele-Snack, Eller Een Ny Comœdia, page 25:
      Hon är tigh bättre än Guld och Pärla,
      Sitt hws achtar hon ärla och särla.
      She is better than Gold and Pearl,
      She attends to her house early and late.

Declension

Declension of ärla
nominative genitive
singular indefinite ärla ärlas
definite ärlan ärlans
plural indefinite ärlor ärlors
definite ärlorna ärlornas

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