spindel

See also: Spindel

English

Noun

spindel

1. Obsolete spelling of spindle.
   1. Certain of the species of the genus Euonymus, originally used for making the spindles used for spinning wool.
      • 1568, William Turner quoted by Richard Mabey in "Flora Britannica", London, 1996, p244.

        I haue sene this tree oft tymes in England and in moste plentye betwene Ware and Barkwaye, yet for al that I coulde neuer learne an Englishe name for it: the Duche men call it in Netherlande Spilboome that is Spindel tree, because they vse to make Spindels of it in that countrey and me thinke it may be so wel named in English.

   2. (spinning) The rod made from the above used in the spinning of wool and other natural fibres.
      • 1568, William Turner quoted by Richard Mabey in "Flora Britannica", London, 1996, p244.

        I haue sene this tree oft tymes in England and in moste plentye betwene Ware and Barkwaye, yet for al that I coulde neuer learne an Englishe name for it: the Duche men call it in Netherlande Spilboome that is Spindel tree, because they vse to make Spindels of it in that countrey and me thinke it may be so wel named in English.

Anagrams

• spindle, splined

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from German Spindel. Equivalent to spinnen +‎ -el.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈspɪn.dəl/

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• Hyphenation: spin‧del

Noun

spindel m (plural spindels, diminutive spindeltje n)

1. a rod used for spinning and winding natural fibres; a spindle
2. a central pillar around which a staircase spirals; a newel
3. an upright bar for holding CDs or DVDs by skewering

Synonyms

• (spinning rod): spinklos, spinrok

Related terms

• spil, spinnen, spinnewiel, spintol, spindeltrap

Middle English

Noun

spindel

1. Alternative form of spyndel

Swedish

en spindel

Etymology

From Old Swedish spinnil, related to the word spinna. Compare to Norwegian Nynorsk spindel (“a spindling part of weaving machine”) and Norwegian Nynorsk spindelvev (“spiderweb”).

Pronunciation

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Noun

spindel c

1. a spider (arachnid)

   Spindlar har åtta ben

   Spiders have eight legs

2. a spindle, the rotating part of a machine
3. a link-following program on the World Wide Web

Declension

Declension of spindel

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	spindel	spindels
	definite	spindeln	spindelns
plural	indefinite	spindlar	spindlars
	definite	spindlarna	spindlarnas

References

• spindel in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• spindel in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• spindel in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)