trævl

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Danish[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /trɛvˀl/, [ˈtˢʁ̥awˀl]

Etymology 1[edit]

From Old Danish træuel, trefflæ, from Old Norse trefill (thread, rag), from Proto-Germanic *trabilaz, derived from *trabō (fringe).

Noun[edit]

trævl c (singular definite trævlen, plural indefinite trævler)

  1. thread (in cloths)
  2. rag, shred (a piece of cloths)
  3. shred (of meat or flesh)
  4. (botany) fibre
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Etymology 2[edit]

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb[edit]

trævl

  1. imperative of trævle