spindel
See also: Spindel
English
editNoun
editspindel
- Obsolete spelling of spindle.
- 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.
- 1568, William Turner quoted by Richard Mabey in "Flora Britannica", London, 1996, p244.
- (spinning) The rod made from the above 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.
- 1568, William Turner quoted by Richard Mabey in "Flora Britannica", London, 1996, p244.
- Certain of the species of the genus Euonymus, originally used for making the spindles used for spinning wool.
Anagrams
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editEtymology
editBorrowed from German Spindel. Equivalent to spinnen + -el.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editspindel m (plural spindels, diminutive spindeltje n)
- a rod used for spinning and winding natural fibres; a spindle
- a central pillar around which a staircase spirals; a newel
- an upright bar for holding CDs or DVDs by skewering
Synonyms
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editMiddle English
editNoun
editspindel
- Alternative form of spyndel
Swedish
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Etymology
editFrom Old Swedish spinnil, related to the word spinna. Compare to Norwegian Nynorsk spindel (“a spindling part of weaving machine”) and Norwegian Nynorsk spindelvev (“spiderweb”).
Pronunciation
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Noun
editspindel c
- a spider (arachnid)
- Spindlar har åtta ben
- Spiders have eight legs
- a spindle, the rotating part of a machine
- a link-following program on the World Wide Web
Declension
editDeclension of spindel
References
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