Old Norse

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Etymology

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From sǫlr (sallow; pale, wan; dry, withered), from Proto-Germanic *salwaz.

Noun

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sǫl n (dative singular sǫlvi, genitive plural sǫlva)

  1. (sometimes in the plural) dulse

Declension

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Descendants

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  • Icelandic: söl
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: søl, sòl
  • Norwegian Bokmål: søl, soll

References

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  • söl in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, G. T. Zoëga, Clarendon Press, 1910, at Internet Archive.