öl

• IPA^(key): [ˈøl]

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From Proto-Finno-Ugric *wilä- (“to kill”). Cognates include Northern Mansi али (ali, al-) and Komi-Zyrian вины (viny).[1] Possibly also related to the Turkic root reflected in e.g. Turkish öl- (“to die”).[2]

öl

1. (transitive) to kill, slay, murder

   Synonyms: megöl, meggyilkol, elpusztít, kivégez

2. (transitive) to devote, sacrifice, spend (money, time, energy) on something (-ba/-be) (often disproportionally much or fruitlessly)

   Synonyms: szán, fordít, áldoz, költ (money), tölt (time)

(With verbal prefixes):

• öl in Bárczi, Géza and László Országh: A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára (’The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language’). Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962.

From Proto-Uralic *süle (“lap, fathom”). Cognates include Finnish syli.

öl (plural ölek)

1. lap (of a person)
   • 1847, Sándor Petőfi, Szeptember végén [End of September], translation by George Szirtes

     Elhull a virág, eliramlik az élet… / Űlj, hitvesem, űlj az ölembe ide!

     The petals are falling and life is declining. / Come sit in my lap, my beloved, my own!

2. (archaic, poetic) loins of a woman (euphemism for the pubic region)
3. fathom (a unit of measure, 1.89648384 m in Hungary)
4. cord (a unit of measurement for firewood, about 4 m³)

• anyaöl
• négyszögöl
• öleb

(Expressions):

• a természet lágy ölén
• ölbe tett kézzel
• ölébe hull
• ölre megy

• öl in Bárczi, Géza and László Országh: A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára (’The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language’). Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962.

• On the exact amount of öl as a unit of length

From Old Norse ǫl (“ale, beer”), from Proto-Germanic *alu, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂elut-. Cognate with Swedish öl.

• IPA^(key): /œːl/
• Rhymes: -œːl

öl n (genitive singular öls, nominative plural öl)

1. ale, beer (loosely), yill

From Old Swedish öl, from Old Norse ǫl (“ale, beer”), from Proto-Germanic *alu, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂elut- (“beer”), or *h₂elu- (“bitter”). Cognate with Icelandic öl. Probably related to Latin alūmen (“alum”); the meaning of "feast" comes from the custom of beer being served at feasts.

• IPA^(key): /øːl/

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öl n or c

1. (neuter) a beer (a kind or brand of beer)

   Jag smakade ett riktigt gott öl igår.

   I tasted a really delicious beer yesterday.

2. (common) a beer (a serving, as in one bottle or glass)

   Kan jag få en öl, tack.

   Can I have a beer, please.

3. (neuter, archaic, in compound nouns) a feast

   Med anledning av landsfiskal Axelssons hastiga bortgång kommer gravöl att hållas på lördag eftermiddag.

   Because of sheriff Axelsson’s sudden departure, funeral arrangements (literally: “funeral feast”) will be held on Saturday afternoon.

From ölmek (“to die”).

• IPA^(key): /ˈøl/
• Hyphenation: öl

öl

1. singular imperative of ölmek (die)
2. singular negative imperative of ölmemek

   yavaşça öl! ― die slowly!