Åmål

See also: Amal, amál, amal, and a-mål

Swedish

Etymology

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Proper noun

Åmål n (genitive Åmåls)

1. a small town (9000 inhabitants) in Dalsland province, Västra Götaland county, Sweden, on the western shore of lake Vänern

   Alltid något, sade han som fick se Åmål

   Better than nothing, said he who saw Åmål (Swedish proverb)

   En skam för mig men en ära för sta'n, sa han som gick vilse i Åmål

   A shame for me but an honour for the town, said he who got lost in Åmål (Swedish proverb)

   Fucking Åmål (title of a Swedish movie, 1998, English title "Show me Love")