terskel

Norwegian Bokmål

Alternative forms

• treskel

Etymology

From Old Norse þreskǫldr, þreskjǫldr.

Noun

terskel m (definite singular terskelen, indefinite plural terskler, definite plural tersklene)

1. a threshold
2. a sill (underwater ridge, e.g. at the mouth of a fjord)

References

• “terskel” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
• “terskel” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

Borrowed from Norwegian Bokmål terskel, from Danish tærskel. Doublet of treskald and treskel.

Noun

terskel m (definite singular terskelen, indefinite plural tersklar, definite plural tersklane)

1. a threshold
2. a sill (underwater ridge, e.g. at the mouth of a fjord)

References

• “terskel” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.