Gratis ordbok - engelska svenska tyska lexikon

Definitioner

Verb

1. (intransitive, now chiefly dialectal) To sing; charm; enchant.
2. (nautical) To sail, or sail fast.
3. (intransitive, now chiefly dialectal) To cry; groan; croak.
4. (intransitive, of a person, now chiefly dialectal) To talk.
5. (intransitive, of a bird, Scotland) To call.
6. (transitive, now chiefly dialectal) To sing; utter with musical modulations.

Substantiv

1. (meteorology) A very strong wind, more than a breeze, less than a storm; number 7 through 9 winds on the 12-step Beaufort scale.
2. A shrub, also sweet gale or bog myrtle (Myrica gale) growing on moors and fens.
3. (archaic) A periodic payment, such as is made of a rent or annuity.
4. An outburst, especially of laughter.
5. (archaic) A light breeze.
6. (obsolete) A song or story.