kirtel

Compare to Swedish körtel

• IPA^(key): [ˈkiɐ̯dəl]

kirtel c (singular definite kirtlen, plural indefinite kirtler)

1. (anatomy) gland

• bugspytkirtel

• “kirtel” in Den Danske Ordbog
• “kirtel” in Ordbog over det danske Sprog

• curtel, curtil, cuyrtel, kertel, kertell, kertelle, kertil, kiertel, kirtell, kirtil, kirtill, kirtyll, kurtel, kurtell, kyrtell, kyrtil, kyrtle, kyrtul, kyrtyl, kyrtylle

Inherited from Old English cyrtel, akin to Old Norse kyrtill.

• IPA^(key): /ˈkirtəl/, /ˈkɛrtəl/, /ˈkurtəl/

kirtel (plural kirtles)

1. A men's kirtle or coat (often worn under an overcoat)
2. A women's kirtle or gown (often worn under an overcoat)
3. (figurative) A cover; an exterior or outer layer.
4. (anatomy, figurative) A tunic or membrane.
5. (rare) A coat that goes below armour.

• English: kirtle
• Scots: kirtle

• “kirtel, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.