tygel

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Norse tygill, from Proto-Germanic *tugilaz, from Proto-Indo-European *dewk-. Compare Dutch teugel, German Zügel.

Noun

tygel c

1. a rein (on a horse)

   fria tyglar

   free rein

Declension

Declension of tygel

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	tygel	tygels
	definite	tygeln	tygelns
plural	indefinite	tyglar	tyglars
	definite	tyglarna	tyglarnas

Synonyms

• töm

Related terms

• tygla

See also

• betsel (“bridle”)
• grimma
• koppel
• ok
• sele (“harness”)
• seldon
• träns

References

• tygel in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• tygel in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• tygel in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)