struweel

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Dutch[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Middle Dutch struweel, struwelle, strevel, from Old French struvel.[1][2][3]

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /stryˈ(ʋ)eːl/
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  • Hyphenation: stru‧weel
  • Rhymes: -eːl

Noun[edit]

struweel n (plural struwelen, diminutive struweeltje n)

  1. (uncountable) brushwood, scrub
  2. (countable) shrubland (area covered in bushes)
  3. (countable, uncommon, dialectal) bush, shrub

References[edit]

  1. ^ van der Sijs, Nicoline, editor (2010), “struweel”, in Etymologiebank, Meertens Institute
  2. ^ Verwijs, E., Verdam, J. (1885–1929) “struweel”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN, page struweel
  3. ^ Verwijs, E., Verdam, J. (1885–1929) “strevel”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN, page strevel
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