sele in Norwegian Bokmål

Forms: selen [definite, singular], seler [indefinite, plural], selene [definite, plural] [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Etymology: From Old Norse seli, sili. Etymology templates: {{der|nb|non|seli}} Old Norse seli Head templates: {{nb-noun-m1}} sele m (definite singular selen, indefinite plural seler, definite plural selene)

Inflected forms

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    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "buksesele"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "seletøy"
    }
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    {
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        "1": "nb",
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        "3": "seli"
      },
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      "name": "der"
    }
  ],
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    },
    {
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    },
    {
      "form": "selene",
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    }
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      "name": "nb-noun-m1"
    }
  ],
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  "lang_code": "nb",
  "pos": "noun",
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        {
          "kind": "other",
          "langcode": "nb",
          "name": "Horse tack",
          "orig": "nb:Horse tack",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
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        "a harness (usually for horses, dogs and small children)"
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      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "braces (UK) or suspenders (US) (used on trousers)"
      ],
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        [
          "braces",
          "braces"
        ],
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          "suspenders",
          "suspenders"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "sele"
}

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    "Pages with 15 entries",
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    {
      "word": "buksesele"
    },
    {
      "word": "seletøy"
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  ],
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    {
      "form": "seler",
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        "plural"
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    },
    {
      "form": "selene",
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      ],
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      ],
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        "masculine"
      ]
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        "braces (UK) or suspenders (US) (used on trousers)"
      ],
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}

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"sele" meaning in Norwegian Bokmål

Noun

Inflected forms