dæla

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse dæla (a small dale, ship's drain or pump, a small bucket, a groove, trough, trench, eaves), from Proto-Germanic *dalą (valley). Cognate with both senses of English dale.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈtaiːla/
    Rhymes: -aiːla

Noun

dæla f (genitive singular dælu, nominative plural dælur)

  1. pump

Declension

Verb

dæla (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative dældi, supine dælt)

  1. to pump

Conjugation

Old English

Noun

dǣla

  1. genitive plural of dǣl
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