Schelle
See also: schelle
Dutch edit
Etymology edit
First attested as schelne in 1188. Likely related to dialectal schel (“slightly elevated place”). Formerly an independent hamlet.
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Schelle n
- A neighbourhood of Zwolle, Overijssel, Netherlands.
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Etymology 1 edit
From Middle High German schelle, from Old High German scella, from Proto-Germanic *skellǭ (“bell”), from Proto-Indo-European *skel- (“to sound; resound; ring”).
Noun edit
Schelle f (genitive Schelle, plural Schellen)
- jingle bell, small bell
- Synonym: Glöckchen
- (regional) doorbell
- Synonyms: Klingel, Türklingel
- (colloquial) a slap across the face
- Synonyms: Ohrfeige, Backpfeife
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Declension of Schelle [feminine]
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Etymology 2 edit
First attested in c. 1600, of uncertain origin. Most plausibly from the plural of Old High German *scal, attested in fuozscal (“kind of trap or lock for feet”). However, this would require that the word remained unattested for about 800 years. Alternatively identical to etymology 1 with the sense derived from the clinking sound.
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Schelle f (genitive Schelle, plural Schellen)
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Declension of Schelle [feminine]
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Further reading edit
- “Schelle” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “Schelle (Glocke, Klingel, Spielfarbe)” in Duden online
- “Schelle (Klammer, Fessel)” in Duden online
- “Schelle (Ohrfeige, Züchtigung)” in Duden online
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Schelle f