slette.
a plain (a large expanse of relatively flat ground)
Meaning & usage
a plain (a large expanse of relatively flat ground)
Where this word comes from
From Old Norse slétta, derived from the adjective sléttr (“even”).
to delete (from a written text or a digital memory)
to eradicate (from a landscape or from somebody’s memory)
to annul (make invalid)
Where this word comes from
From Old Norse slétta (“to even out”), from Proto-Germanic *slihtijaną, cognate with German schlichten (“to smooth, settle”), Dutch slechten (“to smooth, remove”). Derived from the adjective *slihtaz (“even”).
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