No. 9,024 in Swedish
dy
Mud or slime.
In a sentence
Stranden var täckt med blöt dy.
The beach was covered with wet mud.
Here, 'dy' refers to a type of wet, muddy sediment typically found near water bodies. It is used as a noun.
När vi vandrade i skogen undvek vi att trampa i dy.
When we hiked in the forest, we avoided stepping in mud.
'Dy' here continues to describe muddy or soft ground, emphasizing the physical characteristic of the terrain, used as a noun.
Den gamla borgen var delvis begraven i dy igen.
The old castle was partially buried in mud again.
This sentence employs 'dy' to describe sedimentary mud that obscures or covers, again as a noun.
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