labberkoelte

Dutch

Etymology

Compound of labberen +‎ koelte.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈlɑ.bərˌkul.tə/
• Hyphenation: lab‧ber‧koel‧te

Noun

labberkoelte f (plural labberkoelten or labberkoeltes, diminutive labberkoeltje n)

1. A very soft wind. [from 17th c.]
   • 1671, J. V. Vondel, Publius Ovidius Nazoos herscheppinge, Book II, publ. by Abraham de Wees, page 65.

     […] En 't labberkoeltje blaeſt in 't vliegende gewaet.

     […] And the very soft wind is blowing into the flying drape.