Frevel

German

Etymology

From Middle High German vrevel, Old High German fravilī. Cognate with Old Norse afl, Old English fræfele, Dutch wrevel.[1]

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /fʁeːfəl/ (standard)
  • IPA(key): /fʁeːvəl/ (less commonly)
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Noun

Frevel m (genitive Frevels, plural Frevel)

  1. outrage, crime, sin
  2. iniquity

Declension
Declension of Frevel
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Frevel die Frevel
genitive eines des Frevels der Frevel
dative einem dem Frevel den Freveln
accusative einen den Frevel die Frevel

Derived terms

References
  1. Frevel in Kluge's Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, 1891

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