søyle
Norwegian Bokmål edit
Etymology edit
Noun edit
søyle f or m (definite singular søyla or søylen, indefinite plural søyler, definite plural søylene)
- (architecture) a column, pillar
Derived terms edit
References edit
- “søyle” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk edit
Etymology 1 edit
Noun edit
søyle f (definite singular søyla, indefinite plural søyler, definite plural søylene)
- (architecture) a column, pillar
Derived terms edit
Etymology 2 edit
Cognate of Swedish söla (“to make stuff dirty, to spill”).
Noun edit
søyle f (definite singular søyla, indefinite plural søyler, definite plural søylene)
- alternative form of søle
Usage notes edit
- This form was removed by the 1938 spelling reform, but reintroduced as an official alternative form by a 1995 spelling decision.
References edit
- “søyle” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.