skirsle

Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old Norse skírsl f (“purification”). The verb is derived from the noun.

Noun

skirsle f (definite singular skirsla, indefinite plural skirsler, definite plural skirslene)

  1. baptism
    Synonym: dåp

Verb

skirsle (present tense skirslar, past tense skirsla, past participle skirsla, passive infinitive skirslast, present participle skirslande, imperative skirsle/skirsl)

  1. to baptize, christen
    Synonym: døype
  2. to purify

References
  • “skirsle” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
  • “skirsle”, in Norsk Ordbok: ordbok over det norske folkemålet og det nynorske skriftmålet, Oslo: Samlaget, 1950-2016

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