mòl

See also: mol, mól, mõl, mōl, möl, m̄öl, moľ, møl, Mol, Mól, and мол

Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms
  • mol (alternative spelling)

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /moːl/ (example of pronunciation)
  • Homophone: mål

Etymology 1

From Old Norse mǫl f.[1]

Noun

mòl m (definite singular mòlen, indefinite plural mòlar, definite plural mòlane)

  1. a bank of gravel beach
  2. hard sand found under soil

Etymology 2

Compare Swedish moln (“cloud”).[1]

Noun

mòl f (definite singular mòla, uncountable)

  1. (collective) small and spread-out clouds

Etymology 3

From Old Norse mǫlr (“moth”), in reference to the way in which they grind things down by eating.[1]

Noun

mòl m (definite singular mòlen, indefinite plural mòlar, definite plural mòlane)

  1. form removed with the spelling reform of 2012; superseded by møll

References
  1. “mòl” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Anagrams
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