tjaele

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/t͡ʃeɪlə/

noun

frozen ground

OriginSwedish tjäle ← Old Swedish *þiæli ← Old Norse þeli →
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Meanings

nountjaele (uncountable)
  1. uncountablegeographyfrozen ground

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
ground frost

Origin

  1. Proto-Germanic*þelą
  2. Old Norseþeli“frozen ground”
  3. Old Swedish*þiæli
  4. Swedishtjäle
  5. Englishtjaele

Borrowed from Swedish tjäle, which is descended from Old Swedish *þiæli, from Old Norse þeli (“frozen ground”), which is related to þel (“nap on wool; underwool”), and ultimately from Proto-Germanic *þelą.

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APA

tjaele. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tjaele

MLA

“tjaele.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tjaele. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “tjaele,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tjaele.

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