slåball

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

slå +‎ ball, first part slå (“to hit, strike”), from Old Norse slá (“to hit, beat, strike”), from Proto-Germanic *slahaną (“to hit, strike, kill”), from Proto-Indo-European *slak- (“to hit, strike, throw”).

Second part ball (“a ball”), from Old Norse bǫllr (“a sphere, ball”), from Proto-Germanic *balluz (“a ball”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰoln- (“round thing, bubble”), from *bʰel- (“to blow, inflate, swell”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʂloːbal/

• Rhymes: -oːbal
• Hyphenation: slå‧ball

Noun

slåball m (definite singular slåballen) (uncountable)

1. (sports) Danish longball (a game in which players have to hit a ball with a bat and run to the other side of a square)

   Synonyms: langball, stikkball

   • 1992, Harald Skjønsberg, Veien mot virkeligheten:

     det var tiden for solskinn og utsprungne trær, for slåball i skolegården

     it was the time for sunshine and blossomed trees, for Danish longball in the school yard

Usage notes

A popular bat-and-ball game in Norwegian schools, often played by kids outside during gym class or recess.

References

• “slåball” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).
• “langball” in Store norske leksikon