tjäll

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Swedish tiæld, from Old Norse tjald; doublet of tält (“tent.”)

Noun

tjäll n

  1. Hut, simple residence.

Westrobothnian

Etymology

From Old Norse tjald, from Proto-Germanic *teldą, from *teldaną (“to cover.”)

Noun

tjäll n

  1. (hunting) A tent used to cover the seal-hunting boat, fälbåtn, whereunder the hunters can rest or sleep.
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