labberkoelte

Dutch

Etymology

Compound of labberen +‎ koelte.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈlɑ.bərˌkul.tə/
  • Hyphenation: lab‧ber‧koel‧te

Noun

labberkoelte f (plural labberkoelten or labberkoeltes, diminutive labberkoeltje n)

  1. A very soft wind. [from 17th c.]
    • 1671, J. V. Vondel, Publius Ovidius Nazoos herscheppinge, Book II, publ. by Abraham de Wees, page 65.
      […] En 't labberkoeltje blaeſt in 't vliegende gewaet.
      […] And the very soft wind is blowing into the flying drape.
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