Swedish noun

en tygel

reins

Meaning

reins

In Swedish: rem att styra (riddjur) med

Forms

Forms of tygel
Singular, indefinite	en tygel
Singular, definite	tygeln
Plural, indefinite	tyglar
Plural, definite	tyglarna

tygel is an en-word, so adjectives agree with it: en stor tygel, den stora tygeln. Check another noun

Practise tygel

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Is it en tygel or ett tygel?

tygel in a sentence

fria tyglar
free rein

Expressions

ge fria (el. lösa) tyglar
give free rein

Questions

What does tygel mean in English?

tygel means “reins”.

Is it en tygel or ett tygel?

It is en tygel, and “the reins” is tygeln.

What is the plural of tygel?

The plural of tygel is tyglar, and the definite plural is tyglarna.

Origin

From Old Norse tygill, from Proto-Germanic *tugilaz, from Proto-Indo-European *dewk-.

Nearby common words

tygel is number 9,869 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

9,865sarga mangle, lacerate
9,866skata magpie
9,867skrivare writer, scribe
9,868spetsig tapering, pointed
9,870uppsåt intent
9,871vajer A wire rope or steel cable
9,872favoritfärg favorite color, favourite colour
9,873impa to impress

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Sources: Folkets lexikon (CC BY-SA 2.5) and Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0), edited by Lingolib. Browse the dictionary