Trindel

Part of speech: noun, verb

Definitions

1. An archaic term for a round wheel or disc, especially one that turns or rolls along the ground
2. An obsolete word meaning a circular object such as a wheel or hoop that revolves on an axis
3. A rare historical name for a rotating circular body, like a small wheel or roller used in old machinery

Etymology: "Trindel" is an obsolete English word for a wooden spindle or rod, and in its original sense it was used for the circular wheel of a spinning wheel or for a rod on which thread was wound. It is attested in Middle English, and the form appears in the Old English period as "trinel" or similar, relating to the sense of a turning or rolling object. Its ancestry lies in Old English "trendel," a circle or round thing, from a Germanic root meaning to turn or roll, which is also related to the modern "trundle." The word's survival is what makes it notable. Trundle, meaning to roll along, descends from the same base, so "trindel" and "trundle" are close cousins that took different paths: one stayed attached to the spinning tool, while the other became a verb for rolling wheels and wheelbarrows. Over the centuries "trindel" dropped out of common use, and modern English speakers mostly encounter it in dictionaries and glossaries of older vocabulary.

Synonyms: trundle, roll