spyle
Norwegian Bokmål
editEtymology
editFrom Middle Low German spölen, from Proto-West Germanic *spōlijan. Cognate with Norwegian Nynorsk spyla, Danish spule, Swedish spola, and further with Dutch spoelen, German spülen.
Verb
editspyle (imperative spyl, present tense spyler, passive spyles, simple past spylte, past participle spylt, present participle spylende)
- to flush (something, e.g. a toilet)
- to sluice, swab (something)
- spyle ned - to hose down
- splye dekket, fortauet
- hose down the cover, the sidewalk
References
edit- “spyle” in The Bokmål Dictionary.