avl

Danish edit

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /avˀl/, [ˈɑwˀl]

Etymology 1 edit

From Old Norse afl n (“strength, power”), from Proto-Germanic *aflą, cognate with Norwegian avl.

Noun edit

avl c (singular definite avlen, plural indefinite (rare) avler)

breeding (of animals)
growing (of plants)

Declension edit

Declension of avl

common gender	Singular		Plural
common gender	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	avl	avlen	(rare) avler	(rare) avlerne
genitive	avls	avlens	(rare) avlers	(rare) avlernes

Derived terms edit

References edit

“avl” in Den Danske Ordbog

Etymology 2 edit

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb edit

avl

imperative of avle

Norwegian Bokmål edit

Etymology 1 edit

From Old Norse afl n (“strength, power”), from Proto-Germanic *aflą, cognate with Danish avl.

Noun edit

avl m (definite singular avlen, indefinite plural avler, definite plural avlene)

breeding (e.g. of animals)
harvest

Derived terms edit

Etymology 2 edit

From Old Norse afl m (“hearth”), from Proto-Germanic *aflaz.

Noun edit

avl m (definite singular avlen, indefinite plural avler, definite plural avlene)

a forge (furnace in a smithy)

References edit

“avl” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
“avl_1” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).
“avl_2” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).

Norwegian Nynorsk edit

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /ɑʋl/

Etymology 1 edit

From Old Norse afl n (“strength, power”), from Proto-Germanic *aflą, cognate with Danish avl.

Noun edit

avl m (definite singular avlen, indefinite plural avlar, definite plural avlane)

Derived terms edit

Related terms edit

avla/avle

Verb edit

avl

imperative of avla

Etymology 2 edit

From Old Norse afl m (“hearth”), from Proto-Germanic *aflaz.

Noun edit

avl m (definite singular avlen, indefinite plural avlar, definite plural avlane)

a hearth in a smithy

References edit

“avl” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.