dvale

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Norwegian Bokmål

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Etymology

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

Noun

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

  1. hibernation
  2. lethargy, torpor

Derived terms

References

Norwegian Nynorsk

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Etymology

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

Noun

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

  1. hibernation
  2. lethargy, torpor

Derived terms

References

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