sål

See also: Appendix:Variations of "sal"

Danish

Etymology

From Old Norse sóli, from Middle Low German sole, from Latin sola, a plural form of solum (“ground, soil”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /sɔːl/, [sɔːˀl]
  • Rhymes: -ɔːl

Noun

sål c (singular definite sålen, plural indefinite såler)

  1. sole (bottom of a shoe or boot, bottom of the foot)

Inflection
Declension of sål
common
gender		 Singular Plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative sål sålen såler sålerne
genitive såls sålens sålers sålernes

Norwegian Nynorsk

Noun

sål f (definite singular såla, indefinite plural såler, definite plural sålene)

  1. Synonym of sjel (“soul”)

Etymology 2

Inherited from Old Norse sálugr

Noun

sål n (definite singular sålet, indefinite plural sål, definite plural såla)
sål f (definite singular såla, indefinite plural såler, definite plural sålene)

  1. poor soul, poor thing
    Synonym: stakkar

References
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