This is the 4641st most frequent Swedish word.
ale
A type of alder tree.
The word 'ale' refers to an 'alder tree' in this context, highlighting its use as a noun describing a type of tree.
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.
Here, 'ale' refers to a type of alcoholic beverage, specifically a variant of beer, demonstrating its meaning in culinary or drinking contexts.
De drack en traditionell ale under festivalen.
They drank a traditional ale during the festival.
In this sentence, 'ale' is again used to describe an 'alder tree', pointing to its recurrent use in describing this type of tree.