avle

Danish

Etymology

From Old Norse afla, from Proto-Germanic *aflōną, cognate with Norwegian avle.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /avlə/, [ˈɑwlə]

Verb

avle (past tense avlede, past participle avlet)

1. to grow, raise (to produce plants)
2. to breed, raise (to produce animals)
3. to procreate, sire, beget (to have children)
4. (figuratively) to create

Conjugation

Conjugation of avle

active passive present avler avles past avlede avledes infinitive avle avles imperative avl — participle present avlende past avlet (auxiliary verb have) gerund avlen

References

• “avle” in Den Danske Ordbog

Norwegian Nynorsk

Verb

avle (present tense avlar, past tense avla, past participle avla, passive infinitive avlast, present participle avlande, imperative avle/avl)

1. alternative form of avla