abildtre

== Norwegian Bokmål == === Etymology === abild +‎ tre, from Danish abild (“European crab apple”), from Old Danish apæld, from Old Norse apaldr (“apple tree”), from Proto-Germanic *apaldraz (“apple tree”). Last part from Old Norse tré (“tree; beam”), from Proto-Germanic *trewą (“tree”), from pre-Germanic *dréwom, from Proto-Indo-European *dóru (“tree”), possibly from *drew- (“hard, firm, strong, solid”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈɑːbɪltreː/ Rhymes: -eː Hyphenation: ab‧ild‧tre === Noun === abildtre n (definite singular abildtreet, indefinite plural abildtre or abildtrær, definite plural abildtrea or abildtrærne) (poetic, obsolete) an apple tree (any tree that bears apples, principally Malus domestica but also certain wild species) Synonyms: abild, epletre, apal, apaltre === References === “abildtre” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).