Norwegian Bokmål edit

 
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Etymology 1 edit

From Old Norse humli, probably from Proto-Slavic *xъmelь.[1] Compare with Danish humle, Swedish humle, Faroese humli, humla, Icelandic humall.

Noun edit

humle m (definite singular humlen, indefinite plural humler, definite plural humlene)

  1. hop (a plant)
  2. hop (fruit of the hop plant)

Etymology 2 edit

Imitative (lydord), related to humre

Noun edit

humle f or m (definite singular humla or humlen, indefinite plural humler, definite plural humlene)

  1. a bumblebee (large bee)

References edit

  1. ^ humle in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)

Norwegian Nynorsk edit

Etymology 1 edit

From Old Norse humli, probably from Proto-Slavic *xъmelь.[1] Compare with Swedish humle, Faroese humli, humla, Icelandic humall.

Noun edit

humle m (definite singular humlen, indefinite plural humlar, definite plural humlane)

  1. hop (a plant)
  2. hop (fruit of the hop plant)

Etymology 2 edit

 
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Imitative, related to humre[2]

Noun edit

humle f (definite singular humla, indefinite plural humler, definite plural humlene)

  1. a bumblebee (large bee)

References edit

  1. ^ humle in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)
  2. ^ “humle” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Swedish edit

Etymology edit

Probably from Proto-Slavic *xъmelь[1] Compare with Norwegian Bokmål humle, Faroese humli, humla, Icelandic humall.

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

humle c

  1. hop (a plant)

References edit

  1. ^ humle in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922).

Anagrams edit