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høl

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See also: hol, Hol, HoL, hòl, hól, hôľ, höl, hỏl, hol-, hol., and hol'

Danish

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Etymology 1

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From Old Danish hyl n, from Old Norse hylr m, from Proto-Germanic *hulwiją, cognate with Norwegian høl m, Old High German huliwa (puddle), German Hüle, Hülbe (village pond, dialect).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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høl n (singular definite høllet, plural indefinite høller)

  1. (archaic, dialect) a depression in a river or stream or a cavern
    • 1916, Johs. V. Jensen, Kongens Fald / https://books.google.dk/books?id=UHogCwAAQBAJ&pg=PT46
      Vandtægen skrev paa Spejlet over de sorte Høller i Aaen.
      The water bug wrote on the mirror over the black depressions in the river.
    • 1924, Jeppe Aakjær, Hejmdals Vandringer, volume 131:
      i Høller han skyller de haarede Ben
      He washes his hairy legs in depressions.
Declension
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References

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Etymology 2

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See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /høːˀl/, [ˈhøˀl]

Verb

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høl

  1. (unofficial or humorous) past tense of hyle

Norwegian Bokmål

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Etymology

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From Old Norse hylr.

Noun

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høl m (definite singular hølen, indefinite plural høler, definite plural hølene)

  1. a depression or hole in the bottom of a river or a stream, a cavern

Synonyms

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Derived terms

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References

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  • høl” in The Ordnett Dictionary
  • “høl” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

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Etymology 1

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From Old Norse hylr.

Alternative forms

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Noun

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høl m (definite singular hølen, indefinite plural hølar, definite plural hølane)

  1. a depression or hole in the bottom of a river or a stream, a cavern
    Synonyms: kulp, lon, fordjuping
Inflection
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Etymology 2

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Noun

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høl n (definite singular hølet, indefinite plural høl, definite plural høla)

  1. (dialectal, Eastern Norway, Trøndelag dialect, Northern Norway) alternative form of hòl (a hole). In its written form in a non-dialectal context it is often used in certain humorous and slang idioms, as the word is pronounced thus in these cases.
    Det er jo heilt høl i huet!
    This is completely crazy!
    Denne staden er eit forbanna høl!
    This place is a damn dump!
Synonyms
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Derived terms
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References

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  • høl” in The Ordnett Dictionary
  • “høl” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.