samle

Danish

Etymology

From Middle Low German samelen and dissimilation of Old Danish samnæ (“to sam, bring together, collect”), from Old Norse samna.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /samlə/, [ˈsɑmlə]

Verb

samle (imperative saml, infinitive at samle, present tense samler, past tense samlede, perfect tense er/har samlet)

1. collect
2. gather
3. assemble
4. attract
5. accumulate, amass
6. unite, unify

Derived terms

• samler ("collector")
• samling ("collection", "gathering", "assembling")

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Old Norse samna.

Verb

samle (imperative saml or samle, present tense samler, passive samles, simple past and past participle samla or samlet, present participle samlende)

1. to collect, gather

Derived terms

• innsamling
• samlebegrep
• samlebetegnelse
• samleobjekt
• samling

References

• “samle” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

• samla

Etymology

From Old Norse samna, from Proto-Germanic *samnōną.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /²sɑmlə/

Verb

samle (present tense samlar, past tense samla, past participle samla, passive infinitive samlast, present participle samlande, imperative samle/saml)

1. to collect, gather

Derived terms

• innsamling
• samleomgrep
• samleobjekt
• samling

Related terms

• samlar (noun)

References

• “samle” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Swedish

Verb

samle

1. (archaic) present subjunctive of samla

Anagrams

• Selma, males, semla, smale