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, Oslo: Samlaget, published 2000