Düvel

See also: Duvel, duvel, and düvel

Central Franconian

Noun

Düvel m (plural Düvele, diminutive Düvelche)

  1. alternative spelling of Düüvel

German Low German

Alternative forms

  • Düwel (also Münsterländisch)

Etymology

From Middle Low German dǖvel, duvel, from Old Saxon diuval, diuvil, diobol, from Proto-West Germanic *diubul. Cognate with English devil.

Noun

Düvel m (plural Düvels)

  1. devil

Saterland Frisian

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old Frisian diōvel, from Proto-West Germanic *diubul. Cognate with English devil.

Noun

Düvel m

  1. devil
    Synonym: Knubbe

Derived terms

  • düvelsk

References

  • Marron C. Fort (2015) “Düvel”, in Saterfriesisches Wörterbuch mit einer phonologischen und grammatischen Übersicht, Buske, →ISBN
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