Kujel

German Low German

Alternative forms

• Kuijel, Kujjel

Etymology

• Cognate with Old Prussian cuylis, Lithuanian kuilýs, Latvian/Lettish kuilis and Polish chujec.

Noun

Kujel m (plural Kujel)

1. (Low Prussian) tame boar; breeding boar (Stammeber)
2. (Low Prussian, derogatory) epithet or insult used towards men
3. (Low Prussian) opening in a drying stove (Darrofen) that allows to let off smoke
4. (Low Prussian) big tiled stove in the room where flax is sorted out according to quality (Flachsbrachstube)

References

• Frischbier, Hermann (1882–1883) “Kuijel, Kujjel, Kujel”, in Preußisches Wörterbuch. Ost- und westpreußische Provinzialismen in alphabetischer (in German), volume 1, Berlin: Verlag von Th. Chr. Fr. Enslin. (Adolph Enslin.), page 442

Plautdietsch

Noun

Kujel m (plural Kujels)

1. boar