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els.

alder (tree of the genus Alnus)

3 characters1 syllables approx.Nederlands language

Meaning & usage

noun/ɛls/
  1. alder (tree of the genus Alnus)

    masculine
Where this word comes from

From Middle Dutch else, from Old Dutch *alisa, from Frankish *alisu, from Proto-Germanic *alisō, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂élis-. Compare German Erle, English alder, Danish el, Norwegian older, Icelandic elri.

noun/ɛls/
  1. awl

    feminine
  2. bodkin

    feminine
Where this word comes from

From Middle Dutch elsene, from Old Dutch [Term?], from Proto-Germanic *alisnō, *alusnō. Related to *ēlō, whence Dutch aal, German Ahle, English awl.

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