See also: älvor

Danish

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Etymology

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From Old Norse alvara, from an adjective ǫlværr (benevolent), maybe from Middle Low German alwār (true, kind, benevolent), cognate with German albern (silly), Old High German alawāri (true, friendly), a compound of Proto-Germanic *allaz, *ala- (all) and *wēraz, *wērijaz (true).

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alvor c (singular definite alvoren, not used in plural form)

  1. seriousness (state of being serious)
  2. gravity
  3. earnestness

Norwegian Bokmål

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From Danish alvor.

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alvor n (definite singular alvoret, uncountable)

  1. seriousness

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Norwegian Nynorsk

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Etymology

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From Old Norse alvara.

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alvor n (definite singular alvoret, uncountable)

  1. seriousness

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Portuguese

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Etymology

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From Old Galician-Portuguese alvor, from Late Latin albōrem (whiteness), from Latin albus. Doublet of albor.

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  • Hyphenation: al‧vor

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alvor m (plural alvores)

  1. the first light of the morning
    Synonyms: alva, alvorada
  2. whiteness
    Synonyms: alvura, brancura
    Antonyms: negrume, pretume

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