spyle

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From 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

spyle (imperative spyl, present tense spyler, passive spyles, simple past spylte, past participle spylt, present participle spylende)

1. to flush (something, e.g. a toilet)
2. to sluice, swab (something)

   spyle ned - to hose down

   splye dekket, fortauet

   hose down the cover, the sidewalk

References

• “spyle” in The Bokmål Dictionary.