abild
See also: Abild
Norwegian Bokmål edit
Etymology edit
From Danish abild (“European crab apple”), from Old Danish apæld, from Old Norse apaldr (“apple tree”), from Proto-Germanic *apaldraz (“apple tree”). Doublet of apal.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
abild m (definite singular abilden, indefinite plural abilder, definite plural abildene)
- (poetic, obsolete) an apple tree (any tree that bears apples, principally Malus domestica but also certain wild species)
- 1907, Johan Sebastian Welhaven, Samlede Digterverker IV, page 15:
- den vilde abild
- the wild apple tree
- 1926, Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson, Samlede Digte I, page 41:
- løvtunge abild
- leaf-heavy apple tree
Derived terms edit
See also edit
- Abildsø (“a neighbourhood in Oslo, Norway”)