tredel
Middle English
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Old English tredel; equivalent to tred + -el (agentive suffix).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈtrɛːdəl/
Noun
tredel
- A treadle; a pedal for powering a loom.
- (rare) A platform for one's feet; a stair.
Descendants
- English: treadle
References
- “trēdel, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 3 December 2018.
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
Noun
tredel m (definite singular tredelen, indefinite plural tredeler, definite plural tredelene)
- a third (1/3) (a fraction; each of three equal parts)
Synonyms
References
- “tredel” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk
Alternative forms
Etymology
Noun
tredel m (definite singular tredelen, indefinite plural tredelar, definite plural tredelane)
- (fractional number) a third (1⁄3)
References
- “tredel” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Old English
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈtre.del/
Noun
tredel m
Declension
Strong a-stem:
singular | plural | |
---|---|---|
nominative | tredel | tredelas |
accusative | tredel | tredelas |
genitive | tredeles | tredela |
dative | tredele | tredelum |
Descendants
References
- Joseph Bosworth, T. Northcote Toller (1898) “tredel”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary, second edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.