gördel

See also: gordel

Swedish

en gördel; a girdle

Etymology

From Old Swedish *giurdhil (attested in fægiurdhil), from older *gyrþil, from Old Norse gyrðill, from Proto-Germanic *gurdilaz, equivalent to gjorda (“to gird”) +‎ -el (“instrumental suffix”). Influenced by Low German gördel.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈjœrˌdɛl/

Noun

gördel c

1. a girdle (wide belt or sash)

Declension

Declension of gördel

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	gördel	gördels
	definite	gördeln	gördelns
plural	indefinite	gördlar	gördlars
	definite	gördlarna	gördlarnas

See also

• korsett
• strumpeband

References

• “gördel”, in Svenska Akademiens ordböcker [Dictionaries of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)
• gördel in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)

Anagrams

• glöder