tøjle

Danish

Etymology

From Old Danish tyghel, from Old Norse tygill, from Proto-Germanic *tugilaz.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈtˢʌɪ̯lə]
  • Rhymes: -ʌjlə

Noun

tøjle c (singular definite tøjlen, plural indefinite tøjler)

  1. a rein
    1. (figuratively) anything used to restrain or regulate

Declension

Declension of tøjle
common
gender 		singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative tøjle tøjlen tøjler tøjlerne
genitive tøjles tøjlens tøjlers tøjlernes

Verb

tøjle (imperative tøjl, infinitive at tøjle, present tense tøjler, past tense tøjlede, perfect tense har tøjlet)

  1. to control
    Han tøjlede sig.
    He kept himself under control.
  2. to fasten by use of a rope or similar
    Hun tøjlede hesten til en pæl.
    She tied the horse to a pole.
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