faugl
Norwegian
Pronunciation
- (Trøndelag) IPA(key): /fœʉɡː(ə)l/, /fæʉɡː(ə)l/
- (Vikværsk) IPA(key): /ˈfæʉːəl/, /ˈfæʋːəl/
Etymology 1
From Old Norse fogl, fugl, from Proto-Germanic *fuglaz. Akin to English fowl. The forms with au are caused by a consistent change of og to aug, common in some dialects. Compare dialectal taug < Old Norse tog.
Noun
faugl m (definite singular faugl’n, indefinite plural faugla or fauglær, definite plural fauglan or fauglane)
- (dialectal) a bird
See also
fugl (Nynorsk)