tverel

Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

• turul, tvirel, tyrel

Etymology

From Old Norse þyrill, from Proto-Germanic *þwerilaz. Akin to Swedish törel.

Noun

tverel m (definite singular tverelen, indefinite plural tverlar, definite plural tverlane)

1. a churn-staff

   Synonyms: kinnekross, kinnestav

References

• “tverel” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
• Ivar Aasen (1850) “Tverel”, in Ordbog over det norske Folkesprog‎^[1] (in Danish), Oslo: Samlaget, published 2000