drossel
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See also: Drossel
English[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Compare drazel.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
drossel (plural drossels)
- (obsolete) A slut; a hussy.
- 1602, William Warner, Albion's England:
- Now dwels each Drossell in her Glasse.
References[edit]
- “drossel”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
Anagrams[edit]
Danish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Middle Low German drossel, from Old Saxon thrōsla, from Proto-West Germanic *þrostlā (“thrush”).
Noun[edit]
drossel c (singular definite drosselen or droslen, plural indefinite drosler)
Declension[edit]
Declension of drossel
common gender |
Singular | Plural | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
nominative | drossel | droslen drosselen |
drosler | droslerne |
genitive | drossels | droslens drosselens |
droslers | droslernes |
References[edit]
- “drossel” in Den Danske Ordbog
German[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Audio (file)
Verb[edit]
drossel
- inflection of drosseln:
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