smale
See also: Smale
Middle English
Adjective
smale
- Alternative form of smal
- Geoffrey Chaucer, Canterbury Tales, General Prologue, ll. 9–10:
- And smale foweles maken melodye,
That slepen al the nyght with open ye.- And small birds make melody,
That sleep all the night with open eye.
- And small birds make melody,
- Geoffrey Chaucer, Canterbury Tales, General Prologue, ll. 9–10:
Norwegian
Etymology
From Old Norse smali. Compare German Schmalkalb.
Noun
smale m
- (dialectal) sheep
Norwegian Bokmål
Adjective
smale
- inflection of smal:
- definite singular
- plural
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
From Old Norse smali.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /²smɑːlə/
Noun
smale m (definite singular smalen, indefinite plural smalar, definite plural smalane)
- sheep
- collective term for sheep and goats
- Eg skal ut og leita etter smalen.
- I'm going out to look for my [herd of] sheep.
- Eg skal ut og leita etter smalen.
Usage notes
Most often used in the singular to refer to sheep collectively.
Adjective
smale
- inflection of smal:
- definite singular
- plural
Further reading
- “smale” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Swedish
Adjective
smale
- absolute definite natural masculine form of smal.
Anagrams
- males, semla