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svelg homograph 2

noun neutersubstantiv intetkjønn

EtymologyOpphav

norrønt svelgr Old Norse svelgr

Senses and Example SentencesBetydning og bruk

  1. bakerste del av munnhulen the rearmost part of the mouth cavity
  2. dyp avgrunn;
    gap (II, 2)a chasm, sluk (II, 1)a pit     a deep abyss;
    a chasmgap (II, 2), a pitsluk (II, 1)
    • et svelg på 300 meter rett ned a chasm 300 metres straight down
  3. uoverstigelig motsetning;
    gap (II, 3)a gap     an unbridgeable divide;
    a gapgap (II, 3)
    • det var et svelg mellom krav og tilbud there was a gulf between what was demanded and what was offered