ärla
Appearance
Swedish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Inherited from Old Norse ertla, diminutive of Old Norse arta, from Proto-Germanic *artǭ, whence also Swedish årta. Compare Norwegian Nynorsk erle, Faroese erla, Icelandic erla
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]ärla c
- a wagtail
- Alternative spelling of arla (“early [morning]”)
- 1649, Jacobus Petri Chronander, Bele-Snack, Eller Een Ny Comœdia, page 25:
- Hon är tigh bättre än Guld och Pärla,
Sitt hws achtar hon ärla och särla.- She is better than Gold and Pearl,
She attends to her house early and late.
- She is better than Gold and Pearl,
Declension
[edit]Declension of ärla