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spyle

“spyle” is a Norwegian Bokmål word. Its 2 meanings in English:

verb

  1. to flush (something, e.g. a toilet)
  2. to sluice, swab (something)

Etymology

From Middle Low German spölen, from Proto-West Germanic *spōlijan. Cognate with Norwegian Nynorsk spyla, Danish spule, Swedish spola, and further with Dutch spoelen, German spülen.

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