tjäle

== Swedish == === Etymology === First attested in the latter half of the 14th century. Inherited from Old Swedish þiäli. Possibly related to Norwegian Nynorsk tele. === Noun === tjäle c tjaele, ground frost (frozen ground) Snön kom sent, så tjälen är djup. The snow came late, so the ground froze deep. ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== tjälfrusen tjälknöl tjällossning ==== Descendants ==== English: tjaele === References === “tjäle”, in Svensk ordbok [Dictionary of Swedish] (in Swedish) “tjäle”, in Svenska Akademiens ordlista [Wordlist of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish) “tjäle”, in Svenska Akademiens ordbok [Dictionary of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)