wrevel
Dutch
Etymology
In general use since the late 16th century, from Limburgish Middle Dutch vrēvel, Middle Low German vrēvel, and German Frevel, all from Proto-West Germanic *frafal(ī). The spelling with wr- through association with unrelated wreed (“cruel, evil”).[1]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈvreːvəl/, [ˈvreːvəlˤ], [ˈvʀ-], [ˈfr-], [ˈfʀ-], [-eɪ̯-], [-vəlˤ], [-f-], [-əɤ̯ˤ]
Audio (file) - Hyphenation: wre‧vel
- Rhymes: -eːvəl
Noun
wrevel m (plural wrevels, diminutive wreveltje n)
- resentment, irritation
- (obsolete) wickedness
Derived terms
- wrevelig
References
- Philippa, Marlies; Debrabandere, Frans; Quak, Arend; Schoonheim, Tanneke; van der Sijs, Nicoline (2003–2009), “wrevel”, in Etymologisch woordenboek van het Nederlands (in Dutch), Amsterdam: Amsterdam University Press
Anagrams
- wervel