skirsle
Norwegian Nynorks
Alternative forms
- (noun): skirsel, skirsl, skirsla
- (verb): skirsla
Etymology
From Old Norse skírsl f (“purification”). The verb is derived from the noun.
Noun
skirsle f (definite singular skirsla, indefinite plural skirsler, definite plural skirslene)
- baptism
- Synonym: dåp
Verb
skirsle (present tense skirslar, past tense skirsla, past participle skirsla, passive infinitive skirslast, present participle skirslande, imperative skirsl)
- to baptize, christen
- Synonym: døype
- to purify
References
- “skirsle” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
- “skirsle”, in Norsk Ordbok: ordbok over det norske folkemålet og det nynorske skriftmålet, Oslo: Samlaget, 1950-2016
Anagrams
- skirsel