smale

See also: Smale and smalę

Middle English

Adjective

smale

1. Alternative form of smal
   • Geoffrey Chaucer, Canterbury Tales, General Prologue, ll. 9–10:
     • And smale foweles maken melodye,
       That slepen al the nyght with open ye.

       And small birds make melody,
       That sleep all the night with open eye.

Norwegian Bokmål

Adjective

smale

1. inflection of smal:
   1. definite singular
   2. plural

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology 1

From Old Norse smali.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /²smɑːlə/

Noun

smale m (definite singular smalen, indefinite plural smalar, definite plural smalane)

1. sheep
2. collective term for sheep and goats

   Eg skal ut og leita etter smalen.

   I'm going out to look for my [herd of] sheep.

Usage notes

Most often used in the singular to refer to sheep collectively.

Etymology 2

Adjective

smale

1. inflection of smal:
   1. definite singular
   2. plural

Further reading

• “smale” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Swedish

Adjective

smale

1. definite natural masculine singular of smal

Anagrams

• Selma, males, samle, semla