apald

Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms
  • apall, apal
  • åpål'e (Setesdal), aple (Hardanger) (dialectal)

Etymology

From Old Norse apaldr, from Proto-Germanic *apaldraz, from *aplaz (“apple, fruit”) +‎ *-draz (tree suffix). Cognate with Faroese and Icelandic apaldur, Swedish apel, and Danish abild.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /²aːpal(d)/

Noun

apald m (definite singular apalden, indefinite plural apaldar, definite plural apaldane)

  1. an apple tree
    Synonym: epletre

References
  • “Apall” in Ivar Aasen (1873) Norsk Ordbog med dansk Forklaring
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