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døl

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Norwegian Nynorsk

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Etymology 1

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From Old Norse dœll.

Noun

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døl m (definite singular dølen, indefinite plural dølar, definite plural dølane)

  1. a person dwelling in a valley
    1. a person from one of the valleys in Eastern Norway, considered representative of what is especially Norwegian
    2. (chiefly in compounds) a person coming from a place named Dal, Dalen, or dal.
  2. short for dølahest (Dole horse).
  3. (rare, derogatory) idiot, simpleton
Inflection
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Historical inflection of døl
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
Aasen1 Døl Dølen Døler Dølerne
1901 døler (dølir) dølerne (døline)
1917 døler [dølar] dølene2 [dølane]
1938 (current) døl dølen dølar dølane
  • Forms in italics are currently considered non-standard.
  • Forms in [brackets] were official, but considered second-tier.
  • Forms in (parentheses) were allowed under Midlandsnormalen.
  • 1Nouns were capitalised for most of the 19th century. 2Form was allowed for schoolchildren as of 1910.
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Etymology 2

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From Old Norse dœl.

Noun

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døl f (definite singular døla, indefinite plural døler, definite plural dølene)

  1. a small valley

Etymology 3

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See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

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døl

  1. inflection of dølja:
    1. present tense
    2. imperative

References

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