Gävle

Swedish

Alternative forms

• Gefle, Gäfle (both obsolete)

Etymology

From Old Swedish Gæfle, Gefla.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈjɛːvlɛ/

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• Rhymes: -¹ɛːvlɛ

Proper noun

Gävle n (genitive Gävles)

1. A town and municipality of Gävleborg County, Sweden

Further reading

• Gävle in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)