fjedl

Norwegian

Etymology

A form of fjell with pre-occlusion. From Old Norse fjall, with a fronted vowel caused by the /j/. Akin to English fell.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /fjɛdl/

Noun

fjedl n (definite singular fjedle, indefinite plural fjedl or (Voss[1]) fjødl, definite plural fjedlé or (Voss[1]) fjødlé)

  1. (Hordaland, dialectal) a mountain

See also

References
  1. “fjedl” in Norsk Ordbok – ordbok over det norske folkemålet og det nynorske skriftmålet
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