svale

Danish

Noun

svale c (singular definite svalen, plural indefinite svaler)

1. swallow (bird)

Inflection

Declension of svale

common gender	Singular		Plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	svale	svalen	svaler	svalerne
genitive	svales	svalens	svalers	svalernes

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Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology 1

Adjective

1. (deprecated template usage) definite singular of sval
2. plural of sval

Etymology 2

From Old Norse svala.

Noun

svale f or m (definite singular svala or svalen, indefinite plural svaler, definite plural svalene)

1. a swallow (bird of the Hirundinidae family)

   en svale gjør ingen sommer ― one swallow doesn't make a summer

Etymology 3

From the adjective sval

Verb

svale (imperative sval, present tense svaler, passive svales, simple past svala or svalet or svalte, past participle svala or svalet or svalt, present participle svalende)

1. to cool, refresh

References

• “svale” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

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Norwegian Nynorsk

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /²sʋɑːlə/

Etymology 1

Adjective

1. (deprecated template usage) definite singular of sval
2. plural of sval

Etymology 2

From Old Norse svala. Akin to English swallow.

Noun

svale f (definite singular svala, indefinite plural svaler, definite plural svalene)

1. swallow (bird of the family Hirundinidae)

   Svaler er snøgge i vendingane.

   Swallows are quick when they turn.

Etymology 3

From the adjective sval

Alternative forms

• svala

Verb

svale (present tense svalar, past tense svala, past participle svala, passive infinitive svalast, present participle svalande, imperative svale/sval)

1. to cool, refresh

References

• “svale” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

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Swedish

Adjective

svale

1. (deprecated template usage) definite natural masculine singular of sval

Anagrams

• elvas, laves, sleva