dvale

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Danish

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Etymology

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From Old Norse dvala, from Proto-Germanic *dwalaz.

Noun

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dvale c (singular definite dvalen, not used in plural form)

  1. (archaic) hibernation
    Synonym: hi

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Norwegian Bokmål

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Norwegian Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia no

Etymology

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From Old Norse dvala, dvalan, from Proto-Germanic *dwalaz (stunned, confused). Related to Old Norse dvelja (to remain, stay, to delay).

Noun

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dvale m (definite singular dvalen, indefinite plural dvaler, definite plural dvalene)

  1. hibernation
  2. lethargy, torpor

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Norwegian Nynorsk

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Norwegian Nynorsk Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia nn

Etymology

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From Old Norse dvala, dvalan, from Proto-Germanic *dwalaz (stunned, confused). Related to Old Norse dvelja (to remain, stay, to delay).

Noun

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dvale m (definite singular dvalen, indefinite plural dvalar, definite plural dvalane)

  1. hibernation
  2. lethargy, torpor

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