meitel

Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

• meitle (dialectal)

Etymology

From Old Norse meitill, from Proto-Germanic *maitilaz. Doublet of meisel. Cognate with Faroese meitil and Icelandic meitill.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /²mɛɪːtəl/

Noun

meitel m (definite singular meitelen, indefinite plural meitlar, definite plural meitlane)

1. chisel

   Synonym: meisel

Derived terms

• meitla

References

• “meitel” in Ivar Aasen (1873) Norsk Ordbog med dansk Forklaring