svill

Norwegian Nynorsk

/sʋɪlː/

noun-m1
Definitions
  • sleeper, railroad tie (A heavy, preserved piece of hewn timber laid crossways to and supporting the rails of a railroad or a member of similar shape and function of another material such as concrete.)
  • sill, groundsill (A horizontal, structural member of a building near ground level on a foundation or pilings or lying on the ground in earth-fast construction and bearing the upright portion of a frame.)

Etymology

Inherited from Middle Norwegian svill inherited from Old Norse syll.

Origin

Old Norse

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