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West Frisian
Etymology
From Old Frisian igel, from Proto-Germanic *igilaz, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁eǵʰis.
Cognate with Dutch egel, German Igel.
Noun
ychel c (plural ychels, diminutive ycheltsje)
- hedgehog, porcupine
Derived terms
Further reading
- “ychel”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011