faugl

Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

  • fauel, fævvel (Vikværsk, alternative spelling)
  • føggel, føgel

Etymology

From Old Norse fogl, alternative form of fugl, from Proto-Germanic *fuglaz. Akin to English fowl. The forms with au are caused by a consistent change of og to aug, common in some dialects. Compare dialectal taug < Old Norse tog.

Pronunciation

  • (Innherad) IPA(key): [¹fœɵ̯ɡ.ɡəɽ], [¹fɐɵ̯ɡ.ɡəɽ]
  • (Orkdal) IPA(key): [¹fœɵ̯ɣəɽ], [¹fœɵ̯.əɽ]
  • (Vikværsk) IPA(key): [¹fəɵ̯ː.əɽ], def. IPA(key): [¹fəɵ̯ː.əɳ]

Noun

faugl m

  1. (dialectal, Eastern Norway, Trøndersk) alternative form of fugl (“bird”)

Declension

Trøndelag declension of faugl (strong a-stem)
masculine singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative-accusative faugl faugln faugla fauglan
dative ― faugla ― fauglåm
Vikværsk declension of faugl (strong a-stem)
masculine singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative-accusative faugl faugln fauglær fauglane
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