hvile

Danish

Etymology

From Old Danish hwilæ, from Old Norse hvíla.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈviːlə]

Noun

hvile c (singular definite hvilen, not used in plural form)

1. rest, repose

Inflection

Declension of hvile

common gender	Singular
	indefinite	definite
nominative	hvile	hvilen
genitive	hviles	hvilens

Verb

hvile (imperative hvil, present hviler, past hvilte or hvilede, present participle hvilende, past participle hvilt or hvilet)

1. rest
2. lie

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Norwegian Bokmål

Alternative forms

• kvile (both noun and verb; Nynorsk also)

Etymology

From Old Norse hvíla

Noun

hvile f or m (definite singular hvila or hvilen, indefinite plural hviler, definite plural hvilene)

1. rest, repose

   Du trenger litt hvile.

   You need some rest.

   stedt til hvile - laid to rest (buried)

Derived terms

• hviledag
• hvilepause
• våpenhvile
• hvilehjem, hvileheim

Verb

hvile (imperative hvil, present tense hviler, passive hviles, simple past hvilte, past participle hvilt, present participle hvilende)

1. to rest
2. to lie

References

• “hvile” in The Bokmål Dictionary.