טראָלד

Yiddish

Alternative forms

• טראָלב (trolb), טראָלט (trolt)

Etymology

Probably cognate to German Troddel; if so, inherited from Middle High German trāde, from Old High German trādo, trāda (“thread, fringe, hem, tassel”). May have come from an intermediate form *טראָדל (*trodl), from late Middle High German trādel, altered via metathesis.

Noun

טראָלד • (trold) m, plural טראָלדן (troldn)

1. tassel

   Synonyms: קוואַסט (kvast), קוטאַש (kutash)

Further reading

• Beinfeld, Solon, Bochner, Harry (2013) “טראָלד”, in Comprehensive Yiddish-English Dictionary, Bloomington, Indiana: Indiana University Press, →ISBN
• Justus van de Kamp et al., “טראָלד” in Jiddisch-Nederlands Woordenboek [Yiddish-Dutch Dictionary], Amsterdam: Stichting Jiddische Lexicografie, 1987-present (ongoing). [1].