öl

From Middle High German öle, from Old High German ole, from Latin oleum, from Ancient Greek ἔλαιον (élaion, “olive oil”). Cognate with German Öl.

öl n

1. (Luserna) oil (liquid fat)

• “öl” in Cimbrian, Ladin, Mòcheno: Getting to know 3 peoples. 2015. Servizio minoranze linguistiche locali della Provincia autonoma di Trento, Trento, Italy.

• IPA^(key): [ˈøl]

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• Rhymes: -øl

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

öl

2. (transitive) to kill, slay, murder

   Synonyms: megöl, meggyilkol, elpusztít, kivégez

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

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

(With verbal prefixes):

From Proto-Uralic *süle. Cognates include Finnish syli.

öl (plural ölek)

2. 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!

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

Inflection (stem in -e-, front rounded harmony)
	singular	plural
nominative	öl	ölek
accusative	ölet	öleket
dative	ölnek	öleknek
instrumental	öllel	ölekkel
causal-final	ölért	ölekért
translative	öllé	ölekké
terminative	ölig	ölekig
essive-formal	ölként	ölekként
essive-modal	—	—
inessive	ölben	ölekben
superessive	ölön	öleken
adessive	ölnél	öleknél
illative	ölbe	ölekbe
sublative	ölre	ölekre
allative	ölhöz	ölekhez
elative	ölből	ölekből
delative	ölről	ölekről
ablative	öltől	ölektől
non-attributive possessive - singular	ölé	öleké
non-attributive possessive - plural	öléi	ölekéi

Possessive forms of öl
possessor	single possession	multiple possessions
1st person sing.	ölem	öleim
2nd person sing.	öled	öleid
3rd person sing.	öle	ölei
1st person plural	ölünk	öleink
2nd person plural	öletek	öleitek
3rd person plural	ölük	öleik

• köböl (etymologically not related)

• (to kill): öl in Bárczi, Géza and László Országh. A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára (“The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language”, abbr.: ÉrtSz.). Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: →ISBN
• (lap; fathom): öl in Bárczi, Géza and László Országh. A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára (“The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language”, abbr.: ÉrtSz.). Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: →ISBN
• 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 (kind of) beer yesterday

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

   Kan jag få en öl, tack

   Can I have a beer, please

   Ah, det är skönt att få glida ner i jacuzzin och knäcka en kall öl efter ett hårt arbetspass i skogen

   Ah, it's nice [feels good] to slip ["get to slip" – redundant, but sounds natural] into the jacuzzi and crack open a cold beer after a session of hard work in the forest

   • 1991, De lyckliga kompisarna (lyrics and music), “Ölstugan som inte finns [The beer house that doesn't exist]”, in Le som en fotomodell [Smile like a model]‎^[1]:

     (Ja) vill du hänga med och att en öl ikväll? Vet du något ställe som är bra? Där man kan klara kvällen på en hundralapp, och slippa visa leg och stå i kö. Välkommen in, välkommen in, till min ölstuga som inte finns. Välkommen in, välkommen in, till min ölstuga som inte finns.

     (Yes) want come along and have [take] a beer tonight? Do you know of any place that's good? Where you can get through [manage] the evening on a hundred bucks, and not have to show ID and stand in line [stand in queue]? Welcome in, welcome in, to my beer house that doesn't exist. Welcome in, welcome in, to my beer house that doesn't exist.

3. (common) beer (as a liquid)

   Ölen blev varm i solen

   The beer got warm in the sun

4. (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

• bira
• bärs
• hojtarolja

• öl in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• öl in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• öl in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)
• öl in Reverso Context (Swedish-English)

From ölmek (“to die”).

• IPA^(key): /ˈøl/
• Hyphenation: öl

öl

1. second-person singular imperative of ölmek

   yavaşça öl! ― die slowly!