טראָלד

Yiddish

Alternative forms

  • טראָלב (trolb), טראָלט (trolt)

Etymology

Probably cognate to German Troddel; if so, inherited from Middle High German trāde, from Old High German trādo, trāda (“thread, fringe, hem, tassel”).[1] May have come from an intermediate form *טראָדל (*trodl), from late Middle High German trādel,[2] altered via metathesis.

Noun

טראָלד • (trold) m, plural טראָלדן (troldn)

  1. tassel
    Synonyms: קוואַסט (kvast), קוטאַש (kutash)

References

  1. ^ https://www.dwds.de/wb/Troddel
  2. ^ https://www.duden.de/rechtschreibung/Troddel

Further reading

  • Beinfeld, Solon, Bochner, Harry (2013) “טראָלד”, in Comprehensive Yiddish-English Dictionary, Bloomington, Indiana: Indiana University Press, →ISBN
  • Justus van de Kamp et al., “טראָלד” in Jiddisch-Nederlands Woordenboek [Yiddish-Dutch Dictionary], Amsterdam: Stichting Jiddische Lexicografie, 1987-present (ongoing). [1].
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