ögla
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Swedish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]The diminutive of öga (“eye”), thus literally "small eye".
Noun
[edit]ögla c
- A loop. [since ca 1675]
- (formal) A jughandle; a type of left turn where the traffic is directed to the right via an off-ramp, so it can then cross the road perpendicular.
- Synonyms: bandyklubba, spansk sväng
- 2022 April 1, “Effektsamband— Bygg om eller bygg nytt”, in Swedish Transport Administration[1] (PDF), archived from the original on 13 July 2022, Kapitel 2 Vägtyper korsningar och förbättringsåtgärder, page 10:
- Körfält för vänstersväng kan utföras som i korsningstyp C samt som ögla (spansk sväng).
- Lanes for left turns can be made as in intersection type C and as a jughandle (Spanish turn).
Declension
[edit]Declension of ögla
Verb
[edit]ögla
- To make a loop. [since 1767]
References
[edit]- ögla in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)
- ögla in Svensk ordbok (SO)