humle

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology 1

From Old Norse humli, probably from Proto-Slavic *xъmelь. Compare with Danish humle, Swedish humle, Faroese humli, humla, Icelandic humall.

Noun

humle m (definite singular humlen, indefinite plural humler, definite plural humlene)

1. hop (a plant)
2. hop (fruit of the hop plant)

Etymology 2

Imitative (lydord), related to humre

Noun

humle f or m (definite singular humla or humlen, indefinite plural humler, definite plural humlene)

1. a bumblebee (large bee)

References

• “humle” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology 1

From Old Norse humli, probably from Proto-Slavic *xъmelь. Compare with Swedish humle, Faroese humli, humla, Icelandic humall.

Noun

humle m (definite singular humlen, indefinite plural humlar, definite plural humlane)

1. hop (a plant)
2. hop (fruit of the hop plant)

Etymology 2

Imitative, related to humre

Noun

humle f (definite singular humla, indefinite plural humler, definite plural humlene)

1. a bumblebee (large bee)

Swedish

Etymology

Probably from Proto-Slavic *xъmelь Compare with Norwegian Bokmål humle, Faroese humli, humla, Icelandic humall.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈhɵmˌlɛ/

Noun

humle c

1. hop (plant)
2. hops (flowers of the hop plant)

References

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

Anagrams

• hemul