høl
Danish edit
Etymology 1 edit
From Old Danish hyl n, from Old Norse hylr m, from Proto-Germanic *hulwiją, cognate with Norwegian høl m, Old High German huliwa (“puddle”), German Hüle, Hülbe (“village pond”, dialect).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
høl n (singular definite høllet, plural indefinite høller)
- (archaic, dialect) a depression in a river or stream or a cavern
- 1916, Johs. V. Jensen, Kongens Fald / https://books.google.dk/books?id=UHogCwAAQBAJ&pg=PT46
- Vandtægen skrev paa Spejlet over de sorte Høller i Aaen.
- The water bug wrote on the mirror over the black depressions in the river.
- 1924, Jeppe Aakjær, Hejmdals Vandringer, volume 131:
- i Høller han skyller de haarede Ben
- He washes his hairy legs in depressions.
- 1916, Johs. V. Jensen, Kongens Fald / https://books.google.dk/books?id=UHogCwAAQBAJ&pg=PT46
Declension edit
Declension of høl
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Etymology 2 edit
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Pronunciation edit
Verb edit
høl
Norwegian Bokmål edit
Etymology edit
Noun edit
høl m (definite singular hølen, indefinite plural høler, definite plural hølene)
- a depression or hole in the bottom of a river or a stream, a cavern
Synonyms edit
Derived terms edit
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Norwegian Nynorsk edit
Etymology 1 edit
Alternative forms edit
Noun edit
høl m (definite singular hølen, indefinite plural hølar, definite plural hølane)
- a depression or hole in the bottom of a river or a stream, a cavern
- Synonyms: kulp, lon, fordjuping
Inflection edit
Historical inflection of høl
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Etymology 2 edit
Noun edit
høl n (definite singular hølet, indefinite plural høl, definite plural høla)
- (dialectal, Eastern Norway, Trøndelag, Northern Norway) alternative form of hòl (“a hole”). In its written form in a non-dialectal context it is often used in certain humorous and slang idioms, as the word is pronounced thus in these cases.
- Det er jo heilt høl i huet!
- This is completely crazy!
- Denne staden er eit forbanna høl!
- This place is a damn dump!
- Det er jo heilt høl i huet!
Synonyms edit
Derived terms edit
- avhøl
- høl i huet (said about people doing stupid actions)
- rasshøl (“asshole”)