søyle

See also: soyle, söyle, and şöyle

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From German Säule.

Noun

søyle f or m (definite singular søyla or søylen, indefinite plural søyler, definite plural søylene)

(architecture) a column, pillar

Derived terms

References

“søyle” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology 1

From German Säule.

Noun

søyle f (definite singular søyla, indefinite plural søyler, definite plural søylene)

(architecture) a column, pillar

Derived terms

Etymology 2

Cognate of Swedish söla (“to make stuff dirty, to spill”).

Noun

søyle f (definite singular søyla, indefinite plural søyler, definite plural søylene)

alternative form of søle

Usage notes

This form was removed by the 1938 spelling reform, but reintroduced as an official alternative form by a 1995 spelling decision.

References

“søyle” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

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