terskel

Norwegian Bokmål

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old Norse þreskǫldr, þreskjǫldr.

Noun

terskel m (definite singular terskelen, indefinite plural terskler, definite plural tersklene)

  1. a threshold
  2. a sill (underwater ridge, e.g. at the mouth of a fjord)

References

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

Borrowed from Norwegian Bokmål terskel, from Danish tærskel. Doublet of treskald and treskel.

Noun

terskel m (definite singular terskelen, indefinite plural tersklar, definite plural tersklane)

  1. a threshold
  2. a sill (underwater ridge, e.g. at the mouth of a fjord)

References
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