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
syll