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Schelle.

jingle bell, small bell

7 characters2 syllables approx.Deutsch language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈʃɛlə/
  1. jingle bell, small bell

    feminine
  2. doorbell

    feminine · regional
  3. a slap across the face

    colloquial · feminine · regional
Where this word comes from

From Middle High German schelle, from Old High German scella, from Proto-Germanic *skellǭ (“bell”), from Proto-Indo-European *skel- (“to sound; resound; ring”); see the related schellen (“to ring”) for more.

noun/ˈʃɛlə/
  1. shackle, manacle

    feminine · in-compounds
  2. a certain kind of clamp or bracket

    feminine
Where this word comes from

First attested in c. 1600, of uncertain origin. Most plausibly from the plural of Old High German *scal, attested in fuozscal (“kind of trap or lock for feet”). However, this would require that the word remained unattested for about 800 years. Alternatively identical to etymology 1 with the sense derived from the clinking sound.

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