dæld

Icelandic

Etymology

Cognate with Norwegian Nynorsk dæld and Swedish däld

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tailt/
• Rhymes: -ailt

Noun

dæld f (genitive singular dældar, nominative plural dældir)

1. hollow, depression
   • 1862, J. Árnason, G. Vigfússon, Íslenzkar þjóðsögur og æfintýri:

     […] úr þessari dæld er sagt að munkarnir úr klaustrinu hafi þvegið sér.

     […] it is said that the monks from the cloister did wash themselves (with rain water) out of this hollow (in a stone)

2. dell, dale
3. dent, indentation

Synonyms

• (hollow): lægð, laut
• (dell): kvos
• (dent): beygla

Related terms

• dæla

Norwegian Nynorsk

Noun

dæld f (definite singular dælda or dældi, indefinite plural dælder, definite plural dældene)

1. (pre-2012) alternative form of deld