søyle

== Norwegian Bokmål == === Etymology === From German Säule. === Noun === søyle f or m (definite singular søyla or søylen, indefinite plural søyler, definite plural søylene) (architecture) a column, pillar ==== Derived terms ==== ryggsøyle virvelsøyle === References === “søyle” in The Bokmål Dictionary. == Norwegian Nynorsk == === Etymology 1 === From German Säule. ==== Noun ==== søyle f (definite singular søyla, indefinite plural søyler, definite plural søylene) (architecture) a column, pillar ===== Derived terms ===== ryggsøyle virvelsøyle === Etymology 2 === Cognate of Swedish söla (“to make stuff dirty, to spill”). ==== Noun ==== søyle f (definite singular søyla, indefinite plural søyler, definite plural søylene) alternative form of søle ===== Usage notes ===== This form was removed by the 1938 spelling reform, but reintroduced as an official alternative form by a 1995 spelling decision. === References === “søyle” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.