meitel

Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms
  • meitle (dialectal)

Etymology

From Old Norse meitill, from Proto-Germanic *maitilaz. Doublet of meisel. Cognate with Faroese meitil and Icelandic meitill.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /²mɛɪːtəl/

Noun

meitel m (definite singular meitelen, indefinite plural meitlar, definite plural meitlane)

  1. chisel
    Synonym: meisel

Derived terms

References
  • “meitel” in Ivar Aasen (1873) Norsk Ordbog med dansk Forklaring
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