skirsle

Norwegian Nynorsk edit

Alternative forms edit

skirsel, skirsl, skirsla (noun)
skirsla (verb)

Etymology edit

From Old Norse skírsl f (“purification”). The verb is derived from the noun.

Noun edit

skirsle f (definite singular skirsla, indefinite plural skirsler, definite plural skirslene)

baptism
Synonym: dåp

Verb edit

skirsle (present tense skirslar, past tense skirsla, past participle skirsla, passive infinitive skirslast, present participle skirslande, imperative skirsle/skirsl)

to baptize, christen
Synonym: døype
to purify

References edit

“skirsle” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
“skirsle”, in Norsk Ordbok: ordbok over det norske folkemålet og det nynorske skriftmålet, Oslo: Samlaget, 1950-2016

Anagrams edit

skirsel