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keal
keal
See also: ke'al
West Frisian
Adjective
keal (inflected kealle) (comp. kealler(e), sup. keallest(e))
- bald, hairless
- Myn pake hat in kealle holle. -- My grandpa has a bald head.
- bare
- Dy beammen binne keal. -- Those trees are bare (i.e., they have lost their leaves).
Etymology 2
From Proto-Germanic *kalbaz, from Proto-Indo-European *gʷolbʰo- (“womb, animal young”); cognate with English calf, Danish kalv, German Kalb, Dutch kalf.
Noun
keal n (plural keallen, diminutive kealtsje)
- calf (young cow)
- As de keallen op it iis dûnsje. -- If the calves dance on the ice; when pigs fly.