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Swedish
Etymology
From Old Swedish kirtel, of disputed origin, possibly from Middle Low German *kertele, metathetic form of kretele. Cognate with Danish kirtel, Norwegian Bokmål kjertel and Norwegian Nynorsk kjertel.
Pronunciation
Noun
körtel c
- (anatomy) a (sac-shaped or tubular) gland or filtering organ (like a lymph node)
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References
- ^ Tomas Riad (2013) “Våra vokaler förändras. En del flyter samman, andra glider isär. [Our vowels change. Some blend together, others drift apart.]”, in Språktidningen [The language journal], number 3