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val.

a whale

3 characters1 syllables approx.Svenska language

Meaning & usage

noun/vɑːl/

  1. a whale

    common-gender
    Blåvalen är den största valen och det största djuret överhuvudtaget
Where this word comes from

From Old Swedish hval, from Old Norse hvalr, from Proto-Germanic *hwalaz, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)kʷálos (“sheatfish”).

noun/vɑːl/

  1. the fallen; casualties of a war or battle

    common-gender · obsolete
Where this word comes from

From Old Norse valr (“the slain, the fallen”), from Proto-Germanic *walaz (“corpse, body; carnage”).

noun/vɑːl/

  1. a choice

    neuter
    Har du gjort ditt val?
    Du har inget val

  2. an election

    neuter
    att hålla ett val
    att hålla val
Where this word comes from

From Old Norse val (related to the verb velja (“to choose”)), from Proto-Germanic *walą. Related to välja, vilja (English will).

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