"Pfeil" meaning in English

See Pfeil in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

Forms: Pfeils [plural]
Etymology: Etymology tree German Pfeilbor. English Pfeil Borrowed from German Pfeil. Etymology templates: {{ety|en|:bor|de:Pfeil|text=+|tree=1}} Etymology tree German Pfeilbor. English Pfeil [Appendix:Glossary#loanword|Borrowed]] from", "terms" : [ { "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "German", "term" : "Pfeil", "status" : "missing", "lang" : "de" } ], "keyword" : "bor" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "Pfeil", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" }" data-lang="en" data-title="Pfeil"> Borrowed from German Pfeil. Head templates: {{en-proper noun|s}} Pfeil (plural Pfeils)
  1. A surname from German.

Inflected forms

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