Rydelis
RÝDELIS
Etymology
Sometimes it can be a nickname, associated with lit. language riddles with the word ri̇̀delis (LKŽ XI 534) or similar. But mostly, apparently, Germanism, cf. German Riedel ¹ or Polonism, cf. polish Rydel (SSNO IV 529).
Feminine FORMS
Rydelienė / Rydelytė
Pronunciation
/¹ˈrʲiːdʲɛlʲɪs/
SEE ALSO
SOURCES
1. M. Gottschald, 1954, p. 486.