tjaele

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. frozen ground

Pronunciation

/t͡ʃeɪlə/ En-us-tjaele.ogg

Word forms

tjaele

Etymology

Borrowed from Swedish tjäle, which is descended from Old Swedish *þiæli, from Old Norse þeli (“frozen ground”), which is related to þel (“nap on wool; underwool”), and ultimately from Proto-Germanic *þelą.

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