English Explanatory Dictionary

ORL

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. Abbreviation of Orlando (Orlando, Florida, USA).
noun
  1. An alder tree.
  2. orl fly
adv
  1. Pronunciation spelling of all.

Pronunciation

ôrl /ɔːl/ /ɔɹl/

Word forms

ORL orls

Etymology

Metathetic variant of olr, itself a variant of alr, itself a contraction of aller, itself a form of alder closer to the original Old English form of alor, aler (the d was a phonetic addition in Middle English); compare the English oryelle, as well as the Old High German erila, the Middle High German erle, and the Modern German Erle.

Derived words

orl fly
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