skirsle

Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

• skirsel, skirsl, skirsla (noun)
• skirsla (verb)

Etymology

From Old Norse skírsl f (“purification”). The verb is derived from the noun.

Noun

skirsle f (definite singular skirsla, indefinite plural skirsler, definite plural skirslene)

1. baptism

   Synonym: dåp

Verb

skirsle (present tense skirslar, past tense skirsla, past participle skirsla, passive infinitive skirslast, present participle skirslande, imperative skirsle/skirsl)

1. to baptize, christen

   Synonym: døype

2. to purify

References

• “skirsle” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
• “skirsle”, in Norsk Ordbok: ordbok over det norske folkemålet og det nynorske skriftmålet, Oslo: Samlaget, 1950-2016

Anagrams

• skirsel