spyle

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Norwegian Bokmål

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Etymology

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From Middle Low German spölen, from Proto-West Germanic *spōlijan. Cognate with Norwegian Nynorsk spyla, Danish spule, Swedish spola, and further with Dutch spoelen, German spülen.

Verb

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spyle (imperative spyl, present tense spyler, passive spyles, simple past spylte, past participle spylt, present participle spylende)

  1. to flush (something, e.g. a toilet)
  2. to sluice, swab (something)
    spyle ned - to hose down
    splye dekket, fortauet
    hose down the cover, the sidewalk

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