kvissel

Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

• kvisl (non-standard since 1938)

Etymology

From Old Norse kvísl.

Noun

kvissel f (definite singular kvisla, indefinite plural kvisler, definite plural kvislene)

1. branch, arm of a river
2. cleft

References

• “kvissel” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.