No. 4,641 in Swedish
ale
A type of alder tree.
In a sentence
På landsbygden finns en gammal ale som har stått där i hundratals år.
In the countryside, there is an old alder tree that has stood there for hundreds of years.
The word 'ale' refers to an 'alder tree' in this context, highlighting its use as a noun describing a type of tree.
De drack en traditionell ale under festivalen.
They drank a traditional ale during the festival.
Here, 'ale' refers to a type of alcoholic beverage, specifically a variant of beer, demonstrating its meaning in culinary or drinking contexts.
Jag såg en stor ale vid floden när vi vandrade.
I saw a large alder tree by the river when we were hiking.
In this sentence, 'ale' is again used to describe an 'alder tree', pointing to its recurrent use in describing this type of tree.
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