Meaning of aizgalds | Babel Free

Definitions

1. compartment in a barn or animal shed to keep pigs, sheep, calves, etc.; stall, pen
   declension-1, masculine, rare
2. compartment under a building, in a basement or cellar
   declension-1, dialectal, masculine

Examples

“aizgalds baroklim”

a pen for fattening (pigs)

“sivēnu aizgalds”

piglet pen

“teļu aizgalds”

calf pen

“ierīkot aizgaldu”

to set up a pen, stall

“Marija iekāpa aizgaldā, notupās pakaišos un apsveicinājās ar katru jēru atsevišķi”

Marija got into the pen, knelt (by) the (calf) litter and greeted every calf separately

“vislielākais aizgalds pagrabā bija aizņemts ar kartupeļiem, kuri aizsedza gandrīz visu pakaļējo akmens sienu”

the largest comparment in the basement was taken (= filled) with potatoes, which hid most of the rear stone wall

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