døl.
a person from or living in a valley or valley district, especially one of the major valleys of Eastern Norway
Meaning & usage
a person from or living in a valley or valley district, especially one of the major valleys of Eastern Norway
en døl fra Gudbrandsdalen
a horse of the Norwegian Døle Gudbrandsdal breed; short for dølehest (“Døle horse”)
Where this word comes from
Inherited from Old Norse dǿll (“person from or living in a valley”), from Proto-Germanic *dōljaz (“valley dweller”), ultimately a derivative of *dalą (“valley”). The horse sense is a shortening of dølehest (“Døle horse”). Compare Norwegian Nynorsk døl (“person from or living in a valley”).
a clumsy, foolish or unsophisticated person; a provincial simpleton
Where this word comes from
Related partly to dialectal dølsk (“foolish, stupid”) and partly to the valley-dweller noun under Etymology 1.
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