faugl

Norwegian

Pronunciation
  • (Trøndelag) IPA(key): /fœʉɡː(ə)l/, /fæʉɡː(ə)l/
  • (Vikværsk) IPA(key): /ˈfæʉːəl/, /ˈfæʋːəl/

Etymology 1

From Old Norse fogl, fugl, from Proto-Germanic *fuglaz. Akin to English fowl. The forms with au are caused by a consistent change of og to aug, common in some dialects. Compare dialectal taug < Old Norse tog.

Noun

faugl m (definite singular faugl’n, indefinite plural faugla or fauglær, definite plural fauglan or fauglane)

  1. (dialectal) a bird

See also

fugl (Nynorsk)

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