שוועל
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Yiddish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Middle High German swelle, from Old High German swelli, swella, from Proto-Germanic *swalī, from Proto-Indo-European *swel-, *sel- (“piece of wood; beam, post, balk, board, threshold, sill”). Compare German Schwelle.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]שוועל • (shvel) f, plural שוועלן (shveln)
- threshold
- שטייענדיק אויף דער שוועל, האָט זיך יאָסעלע נאָך אַ מאָל אומגעקערט מיטן פּנים צו אסתּרן און האָט איר געזאָגט נאָך אַ מאָל „זײַ געזונט“.
- shteyendik oyf der shvel, hot zikh yosele nokh a mol umgekert mitn ponem tsu astrn un hot ir gezogt nokh a mol „zay gezunt“.
- Standing on the threshold, Josele once again turned to face Ester and said "goodbye" to her once more.
Derived terms
[edit]- טרעטאַרשוועל (tretarshvel)
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