sädesärla

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Swedish

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en sädesärla
en sädesärla som vippar på stjärten [a wagtail wagging its tail]

Etymology

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Since at least 1538, from säde (grain to sow) or sådd (sowing) + ärla or arla (early); refers to the bird's appearance in Sweden as a migratory bird arriving before the spring sowing.[1]

Noun

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sädesärla c

  1. white wagtail, Motacilla alba
    Synonym: (fröken) vippstjärt

Declension

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See also

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