mareld

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Etymology

From mar- (“sea”) +‎ eld (“fire”). Compare Icelandic maurildi, Faroese mureldur, Norwegian Nynorsk moreld, English mareel.

Noun

mareld c

1. (nautical) blue/white phosphorescence in seawater (believed to be bioluminescence); milky seas, mareel

Declension

Declension of mareld

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	mareld	marelds
	definite	marelden	mareldens
plural	indefinite	mareldar	mareldars
	definite	mareldarna	mareldarnas

References

• mareld in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• mareld in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• mareld in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)