spæll

Icelandic

Etymology

Borrowed from Danish spjæld, from Old Norse spjald, speld, from Proto-Germanic *speldą.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /spaitl/

  Rhymes: -aitl

Noun

spæll m (genitive singular spæls, nominative plural spælar)

1. an earflap on a hat that may be tied under the jaw
2. a band at the back of a waistcoat, trousers, overcoat, etc., for adjusting its tightness
3. a band on a gown or corset that goes over the shoulder
4. a stick driven into the ground to which things may be attached; stake
5. spoke (in a wheel)

Declension

declension of spæll

m-s1	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	spæll	spællinn	spælar	spælarnir
accusative	spæl	spælinn	spæla	spælana
dative	spæl	spælnum	spælum	spælunum
genitive	spæls	spælsins	spæla	spælanna

Synonyms

• (spoke): pílári, speli, spölur, geisli

References

• Ásgeir Blöndal Magnússon — Íslensk orðsifjabók, (1989). Reykjavík, Orðabók Háskólans. (Available on Málið.is under the “Eldra mál” tab.)
• Mörður Árnason (editor). Íslensk orðabók, 4th edition. Reykjavík, 2007 (web version).
• “Spjæld” in Ordbog over det danske Sprog