ETYM Prob. from Icel. itha; cf. Icel. pref. ith- back, AS. ed-, OS. idug-, Old High Germ. ita-; Goth. id-.
A miniature whirlpool or whirlwind resulting when the current of a fluid doubles back on itself; SYN. twist.

ETYM Norw., a whirlpool.
1. A celebrated whirlpool on the coast of Norway.
2. Also Fig., a vortex which draws one in.
Whirlpool, especially off W coast of Norway.
Whirlpool off the Lofoten Islands, Norway, also known as the Moskenesstraumen, which gave its name to whirlpools in general.

(German) kind of tart with fruit between layers of very thin pastry. apfel-strudel, strudel containing apple.Thin sheet of filled dough rolled and baked.

A powerful circular current of water (usually the resulting of conflicting tides); SYN. vortex, maelstrom.