svele

== Norwegian Nynorsk == === Etymology 1 === Probably related to verb svæla (“to ooze, to roast”). ==== Noun ==== svele f (definite singular svela, indefinite plural sveler, definite plural svelene) a svele, a small thick pancake, nowadays commonly sold on ferries in Norway Synonym: lapp === Etymology 2 === From Old Norse sílungr, whence Norwegian Nynorsk silung (“small salmon”), contamined by verb svela, same way as sveling/svellung (“small salmon”). ==== Alternative forms ==== svel m (Trøndelag, Nordmøre) ==== Noun ==== svele f (definite singular svela, indefinite plural sveler, definite plural svelene) (zoology) a small salmon === References === “svele”, in Norsk Ordbok: ordbok over det norske folkemålet og det nynorske skriftmålet, Oslo: Samlaget, 1950-2016 === Anagrams === sleve, vesle