Gewölle
German edit
Etymology edit
Inherited from Middle High German gewel, gewelle, from Middle High German wullen, wüllen, willen (“to vomit”), from Old High German willōn, wullōn.[1] Not related to German Wolle.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
Gewölle n (strong, genitive Gewölles, plural Gewölle)
- (falconry, ornithology) pellet (compressed byproduct of digestion regurgitated especially by birds of prey)
- Synonym: Speiballen
Declension edit
Declension of Gewölle [neuter, strong]
Derived terms edit
References edit
- ^ Friedrich Kluge (1995) “Gewölle”, in Elmar Seebold, editor, Etymologisches Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache [Etymological Dictionary of the German Language] (in German), 23rd edition, Berlin: Walter de Gruyter, →ISBN, page 323
Further reading edit
- Gewölle on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia de
- “Gewölle” in Duden online
- “Gewölle” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “Gewölle” in Deutsches Wörterbuch von Jacob und Wilhelm Grimm, 16 vols., Leipzig 1854–1961.
- “Gewölle” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon