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Etymology

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From Middle High German swegel, swegele, from Old High German swegala, from Proto-West Germanic *sweglā, *sweglu, from Proto-Germanic *sweglō.

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Noun

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Schwegel f (genitive Schwegel, plural Schwegeln)

  1. (historical) A mediaeval woodwind instrument, similar to a recorder, with three finger holes.
  2. An organ stop with cylindrical labial pipes.

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