söl

See also: Appendix:Variations of "sol"

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse sǫl, from sǫlr (“pale, wan; dry, withered”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈsœːl]
• Rhymes: -œːl

Noun

söl n pl (plural only, genitive plural sölva)

1. dulse

Declension

Declension of söl (pl-only neuter)

	plural
	indefinite	definite
nominative	söl	sölin
accusative	söl	sölin
dative	sölvum	sölvunum
genitive	sölva	sölvanna

Swedish

Noun

söl n

1. (annoying) slowness (in doing something)

   Vilket jäkla söl

   Damn they're being slow

2. making a sticky mess (often through spilling)
3. a sticky mess

Declension

Declension of söl

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	söl	söls
	definite	sölet	sölets
plural	indefinite	—	—
	definite	—	—

Related terms

• söla
• sölig

Further reading

• “söl”, in Svensk ordbok [Dictionary of Swedish] (in Swedish)

Anagrams

• -lös, lös, slö, öls

Volapük

Noun

söl (genitive söla, plural söls)

1. gentleman
2. sir, mister
   • 1931, Arie de Jong, Gramat Volapüka, § 256:

     Sevol-li ba? kiöpo (kitopo) söl : R. lödom.

     Do you perhaps know where Mr. R. lives?

3. lord, master
   • 1952, Arie de Jong, Diatek nulik: Gospul ma ‚Matthaeus’. Kapit: VI:

     Nek kanon dünön sölis tel.

     Nobody can serve two masters.

Declension

Declension of söl

	Singular	Plural
Nominative	söl	söls
Genitive	söla	sölas
Dative	söle	söles
Accusative	söli	sölis
Predicative1	sölu	sölus
Vocative	o söl	o söls

1. Introduced in Volapük Nulik.

See also

• siör