tverel

Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

turul, tvirel, tyrel

Etymology

From Old Norse þyrill, from Proto-Germanic *þwerilaz. Akin to Swedish törel.

Noun

tverel m (definite singular tverelen, indefinite plural tverlar, definite plural tverlane)

a churn-staff
Synonyms: kinnekross, kinnestav

References

“tverel” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Ivar Aasen (1850) “Tverel”, in Ordbog over det norske Folkesprog‎ (in Danish), Oslo: Samlaget, published 2000

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