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Etymology edit

Equivalent to fange (to capture) +‎ -sel (act of). From Old Danish fengelse (prison), borrowed from Middle Low German vangnisse, vengnisse, cf. German Gefängnis. Icelandic fangelsi and Swedish fängelse are also borrowed from Low German.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /fɛŋˀsəl/, [ˈfɛŋˀsl̩]
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  • Rhymes: -ɛŋˀsəl

Noun edit

fængsel n (singular definite fængslet or fængselet, plural indefinite fængsler)

  1. prison (place of long-term confinement for those convicted of serious crimes)

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