qwahl
Westrobothnian
Etymology
From Middle Low German querder, from Proto-Germanic *kwerþrą.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [kʰwɑ́ːɽ]
- Rhymes: -ɑ́ːɽ
Noun
qwāhl m (definite singular qwāhln)
- hard edge on soft thing; some form of elevation; for example the edge of cheese or bread, or a neck collar on shirts or other clothes
- Hä gjär int fnösskjen, hä gjär bȧra qwahln
- There is no touchwood, there's only some hard edges.
- Hä gjär int fnösskjen, hä gjär bȧra qwahln
Alternative forms
- gval
- kval
Derived terms
- kvalbeit
- skjohttqwahl (“shirt collar”)
- skoqwahl (“bootleg”)