Kujel

Kujel

German Low German

Alternative forms

• Kuijel
• Kujjel

Etymology

• Cognate with Old Prussian cuylis, Lithuanian kuilýs, Latvian/Lettish kuilis and Polish chujec.[1]

Noun

Kujel m (plural Kujel)

1. (regional: Low Prussian) tame boar; breeding boar (Stammeber)
2. (regional: Low Prussian) swear word used at men
3. (regional: Low Prussian) opening in a drying stove (Darrofen) that allows to let off smoke
4. (regional: Low Prussian) big tiled stove in the room where flax is sorted out according to quality (Flachsbrachstube)

References

• H. Frischbier: Preussisches Wörterbuch: Ost- und westpreussische Provinzialismen in alphabetischer Folge. First volume: A — K, Verlag von Th. Chr. Fr. Enslin, Berlin 1882, headword “Kuijel, Kujjel, Kujel”, p. 442.

1. H. Frischbier: Preussisches Wörterbuch: Ost- und westpreussische Provinzialismen in alphabetischer Folge. First volume: A — K, Verlag von Th. Chr. Fr. Enslin, Berlin 1882, headword “Kuijel, Kujjel, Kujel”, p. 442.

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Plautdietsch

Noun

Kujel m (plural Kujels)

1. boar