Margell

• Margelle, Marjell

From German Low German Margell, from Old Prussian mērgā (“girl”) or a related word; compare Lithuanian mergelė (“girl”).

• (Prussian) IPA^(key): [marˈʝɛl] (as this is a dialectal word, there is no standard pronunciation)

Margell f (genitive Margell, plural Margellen, diminutive Margellchen n)

1. (uncommon, dialectal, originally Prussia) a girl
   • 2004, Arno Surminski, Vaterland ohne Väter, page 294:

     Eine Margell, gerade mal zehn Jahre alt, sagte das Gedicht »Deutscher Rat« von Robert Reinick auf.

• In the spelling with j, an -s plural (Marjells) is also attested.

• Marjell

From Old Prussian mērgā (“girl”) or a related word; compare Lithuanian mergelė (“girl”).

• (Prussian) IPA^(key): [marˈʝɛl]

Margell f (diminutive Margellke)

1. (Low Prussian) girl