söl

See also: Appendix:Variations of "sol"

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse sǫl, from sǫlr (“pale, wan; dry, withered”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sœːl/
• Rhymes: -œːl

Noun

söl n pl (plural only, genitive plural sölva)

1. dulse

Declension

Declension of söl (pl-only neuter)

	plural
	indefinite	definite
nominative	söl	sölin
accusative	söl	sölin
dative	sölvum	sölvunum
genitive	sölva	sölvanna

Swedish

Noun

söl n

1. (annoying) slowness (in doing something)

   Vilket jäkla söl

   Damn they're being slow

2. making a sticky mess (often through spilling)
3. a sticky mess

Declension

Declension of söl

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	söl	söls
	definite	sölet	sölets
plural	indefinite	—	—
	definite	—	—

Related terms

• söla
• sölig

Further reading

• söl in Svensk ordbok.

Anagrams

• -lös, lös, slö, öls

Volapük

Noun

söl (nominative plural söls)

1. gentleman
2. sir, mister
   • 1931, Arie de Jong, Gramat Volapüka, § 256:

     Sevol-li ba? kiöpo (kitopo) söl : R. lödom.

     Do you perhaps know where Mr. R. lives?

3. lord, master
   • 1952, Arie de Jong, Diatek nulik: Gospul ma ‚Matthaeus’. Kapit: VI:

     Nek kanon dünön sölis tel.

     Nobody can serve two masters.

Declension

Declension of söl

	singular	plural
nominative	söl	söls
genitive	söla	sölas
dative	söle	söles
accusative	söli	sölis
vocative 1	o söl!	o söls!
predicative 2	sölu	sölus

¹ status as a case is disputed
² in later, non-classical Volapük only

See also

• siör