høl
See also: hol and höl
Danish
Alternative forms
- hyl (obsolete)
Etymology
Partly via Old Danish hyl, from Old Norse hylr, and partly as a contraction of two related words: the equivalent of Norwegian høl and a dialect variant of hul (“depression, cavern”).
Noun
høl (singular definite hølen; plural indefinite høller/høl(l)e; plural definite høllene)
- a depression in a river or stream or a cavern
- Dybt i Jordens hølle og huler.
- Deep into the caves and caverns of the world.
- Dybt i Jordens hølle og huler.
- a deep location in streams and waters
- Han skyller sine hårede ben i høller.
- He washes his hairy legs in streams.
- Han skyller sine hårede ben i høller.
Verb
høl
- optional and humorous past tense form of hyle.
References
- "høl" entry in Dictionary of the Danish language from 1700 - 1950
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
From Old Norse hylr
Noun
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
- kulp
- lon
- fordypning
Derived terms
- rasshøl
References
- “høl” in The Ordnett Dictionary
- “høl” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology 1
From Old Norse hylr
Noun
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
Etymology 2
East Norwegian dialect variant of hull/hol, "a hole".
Noun
høl n
- replacing hull/hol in certain humorous and slang idioms, as the word is pronounced thus in these cases.
- Dette er jo helt høl i huet!
- This is completely crazy!
- Dette stedet er et forbanna høl!
- This place is a damn dump!
- Dette er jo helt høl i huet!
Usage notes
The word is primarily used in speaking context and is not part of the official orthography in either Bokmål or Nynorsk.
Inflection
Inflection of høl
indefinite singular | definite singular | indefinite plural | definite plural | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Bokmål n | høl | hølet | høl | høla/hølene |
Nynorsk n | høl | hølet | høl | høla |
Synonyms
- møkkadynge
Derived terms
- avhøl
- høl i huet
- rasshøl
References
- “høl” in The Ordnett Dictionary
- “høl” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.