särla

Swedish

Alternative forms

• serla (archaic)

Etymology

Inherited from Old Swedish sirla, serla. First attested in the latter half of the 14th century.

Adverb

särla (comparative särlare, superlative särlast)

1. (archaic) late, in the evening

   Antonym: arla

   • 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.

Derived terms

• särlaregn (“late evening rain”)