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Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
From Old Norse þreskǫldr, þreskjǫldr.
Noun
terskel m (definite singular terskelen, indefinite plural terskler, definite plural tersklene)
- a threshold
- 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)
- a threshold
- a sill (underwater ridge, e.g. at the mouth of a fjord)
References