שוועל

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Yiddish

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Etymology

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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

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Noun

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שוועל (shvelf, plural שוועלן (shveln)

  1. 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.

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