avle
Danish edit
Etymology edit
From Old Norse afla, from Proto-Germanic *aflōną, cognate with Norwegian avle.
Pronunciation edit
Verb edit
avle (past tense avlede, past participle avlet)
- to grow, raise (to produce plants)
- to breed, raise (to produce animals)
- to procreate, sire, beget (to have children)
- (figuratively) to create
Conjugation edit
Inflection of avle
References edit
- “avle” in Den Danske Ordbog
Norwegian Nynorsk edit
Verb edit
avle (present tense avlar, past tense avla, past participle avla, passive infinitive avlast, present participle avlande, imperative avle/avl)
- Alternative form of avla