spindel

spindel

See also: Spindel

English

Alternative forms

• spindle

Noun

spindel

1. (obsolete) Certain of the species of the genus Euonymus, originally used for making the spindles used for spinning wool.
   • 1568, William Turner quoted by Richard Mabey in "Flora Britannica", London, 1996, p244.

     I haue sene this tree oft tymes in England and in moste plentye betwene Ware and Barkwaye, yet for al that I coulde neuer learne an Englishe name for it: the Duche men call it in Netherlande Spilboome that is Spindel tree, because they vse to make Spindels of it in that countrey and me thinke it may be so wel named in English.

2. (spinning, obsolete) The rod made from the above and used in the spinning of wool and other natural fibres.
   • 1568, William Turner quoted by Richard Mabey in "Flora Britannica", London, 1996, p244.

     I haue sene this tree oft tymes in England and in moste plentye betwene Ware and Barkwaye, yet for al that I coulde neuer learne an Englishe name for it: the Duche men call it in Netherlande Spilboome that is Spindel tree, because they vse to make Spindels of it in that countrey and me thinke it may be so wel named in English.

Anagrams

• spindle, splined

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Dutch

Pronunciation

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Noun

spindel m (plural spindels, diminutive spindeltje n)

1. a rod used for spinning and winding natural fibres; a spindle
2. a central pillar around which a staircase spirals; a newel
3. an upright bar for holding CDs or DVDs by skewering

Synonyms

• (spinning rod): spinklos, spinrok

Related terms

• spil, spinnen, spinnewiel, spintol, spindeltrap

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Middle English

Noun

spindel

1. Alternative form of spyndel

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Swedish

Etymology

From Old Swedish spinnil, related to the word spinna.

Noun

spindel c

1. a spider (arachnid)
2. a spindle, the rotating part of a machine
3. a link-following program on the World Wide Web

Declension

Declension of spindel
	Singular		Plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	spindel	spindeln	spindlar	spindlarna
Genitive	spindels	spindelns	spindlars	spindlarnas