smale
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Middle English[edit]
Adjective[edit]
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.
- And small birds make melody,
- Geoffrey Chaucer, Canterbury Tales, General Prologue, ll. 9–10:
Norwegian Bokmål[edit]
Adjective[edit]
smale
Norwegian Nynorsk[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
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 [herd of] sheep.
Usage notes[edit]
Most often used in the singular to refer to sheep collectively.
Etymology 2[edit]
Adjective[edit]
smale
Further reading[edit]
- “smale” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Swedish[edit]
Adjective[edit]
smale
Anagrams[edit]
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