dweil

Dutch

Pronunciation

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  • Rhymes: -ɛi̯l

Etymology 1

From Middle Dutch dwâle, *dweile, from Old Dutch *thwāla, *thweila, from Proto-Germanic *þwahilō. Doublet of dwaal.

Noun

dweil m (plural dweilen, diminutive dweiltje n)

  1. floorcloth
  2. worthless person; weakling
Derived terms

Etymology 2

See etymology on the main entry.

Verb

dweil

  1. first-person singular present indicative of dweilen
  2. imperative of dweilen

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