kirskål

Swedish

Etymology

From older kirs, kers +‎ kål (“cabbage”). The former is originally from Middle Low German gerse (cf. German Giersch), but was confused (either in Swedish or Low German itself) with unrelated kerse (“cress”).

Noun

kirskål c

  1. ground elder, Aegopodium podagraria

Declension

Declension of kirskål
nominative genitive
singular indefinite kirskål kirskåls
definite kirskålen kirskålens
plural indefinite — —
definite — —

References

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