stål

From Old Norse stál, from Proto-Germanic *stahlą, from Proto-Indo-European *stak- (“to stay, be firm”). Compare Swedish and Norwegian stål, Icelandic stál, Dutch staal, German Stahl, English steel.

• IPA^(key): /stɔːl/, [sd̥ɔːˀl]

stål n (singular definite stålet, plural indefinite stål)

1. (uncountable) steel (metal alloy)
2. tool

From Old Norse stál, from Proto-Germanic *stahlą, from Proto-Indo-European *stak- (“to stay, be firm”). Compare with Danish stål, Swedish stål, Icelandic stál, Dutch staal, German Stahl, also English steel.

stål n (definite singular stålet, uncountable)

1. steel (metal alloy)

• “stål” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

From Old Norse stál

stål n (definite singular stålet, uncountable)

1. steel (metal alloy)

• “stål” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

From Old Norse stál, from Proto-Germanic *stahlą, from Proto-Indo-European *stak- (“to stay, be firm”). Compare Danish and Norwegian stål, Icelandic stál, Dutch staal, German Stahl, also English steel.

• IPA^(key): /ˈstoːl/

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stål n

1. steel (a metal alloy)
2. a tool of steel

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