spyle
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Norwegian Bokmål[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Middle Low German spölen, from Proto-West Germanic *spōlijan. Cognate with Norwegian Nynorsk spyla, Danish spule, Swedish spola, and further with Dutch spoelen, German spülen.
Verb[edit]
spyle (imperative spyl, present tense spyler, passive spyles, simple past spylte, past participle spylt, present participle spylende)
- to flush (something, e.g. a toilet)
- to sluice, swab (something)
- spyle ned - to hose down
- splye dekket, fortauet
- hose down the cover, the sidewalk
References[edit]
- “spyle” in The Bokmål Dictionary.