fængsel

Danish

Etymology

Equivalent to fange (“to capture”) +‎ -sel (“act of”). From Old Danish fengelse (“prison”), borrowed from Middle Low German vangnisse, vengnisse, cf. German Gefängnis. Icelandic fangelsi and Swedish fängelse are also borrowed from Low German.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /fɛŋˀsəl/, [ˈfɛŋˀsl̩]
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  • Rhymes: -ɛŋˀsəl

Noun

fængsel n (singular definite fængslet or fængselet, plural indefinite fængsler)

  1. prison (place of long-term confinement for those convicted of serious crimes)

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