sikkel

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch sikle, sichel, ultimately from Latin secula or sīcīlis (“sickle”), through a Western Proto-Germanic *sikilō. Compare German Sichel.

Pronunciation

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• Rhymes: -ɪkəl

Noun

sikkel f (plural sikkels, diminutive sikkeltje n)

1. sickle

Anagrams

• slikke

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Norwegian Bokmål

Noun

sikkel n (definite singular sikkelet or siklet, indefinite plural sikkel, definite plural siklene or sikla)

1. saliva, drool, slobber.

See also

• sikl (Nynorsk)

References

• “sikkel” in The Bokmål Dictionary.