spegel

From Old Norse spegill.

• IPA^(key): /ˈspeːɡəl/, /²speːɡəl/

spegel m (definite singular spegelen, indefinite plural speglar, definite plural speglane)

1. mirror

   Det hang speglar på veggene.

   Mirrors were hanging on the walls.

• speil (Bokmål)

• “spegel” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

From Old Swedish speghil, from Old Norse spegill, from Middle Low German spēgel, from Medieval Latin speglum, from Latin speculum.

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spegel c

1. a mirror; a smooth reflecting surface
2. something flat and smooth, resembling a mirror (e.g. the surface of a lake)
3. a (moral) guideline, used for correcting errors, similar to a mirror

• spegel in Svenska Akademiens ordlista över svenska språket (13th ed., online)
• spegel in Svenska Akademiens ordbok online.