apald

Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

• apall, apal
• åpål'e (Setesdal), aple (Hardanger) (dialectal)

Etymology

From Old Norse apaldr, from Proto-Germanic *apaldraz, from *aplaz (“apple, fruit”) +‎ *-draz (tree suffix). Cognate with Faroese and Icelandic apaldur, Swedish apel, and Danish abild.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /²aːpal(d)/

Noun

apald m (definite singular apalden, indefinite plural apaldar, definite plural apaldane)

1. an apple tree

   Synonym: epletre

References

• “Apall” in Ivar Aasen (1873) Norsk Ordbog med dansk Forklaring