speil

Norwegian Bokmål

Et speil (rear-view mirror on a train, 1952)

Pronunciation

IPA(key): /spejl/, [spæɪ̯l]

Etymology 1

From Latin speculum, via Low German spegel and Old Norse spegill

Noun

speil n (definite singular speilet, indefinite plural speil, definite plural speila or speilene)

  1. a mirror
Derived terms

See also

Etymology 2

Verb

speil

  1. imperative of speile

References

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