eldertongue

Old English · noun

æþel

Normalised ǣþel

Part of speech
noun, masculine
Declension
strong a-stem
IPA
/ˈæː.θel/
[ˈæː.ðel]
Syllables
ˈæː · θel (2 syllables)
Modern English
ēþelhomelandancestralelterritory

æþel1 · adjective · alternative form

Senses

  1. alternative form of æþele

æþel2 · noun · masculine

Senses

  1. homeland (ancestral territory) alternative form of ēþel

Declension · strong a-stem

Declension of æþel
SingularPlural
Nominative ǣþelǣþelas
Accusative ǣþelǣþelas
Genitive ǣþelesǣþela
Dative ǣþeleǣþelum

All forms (6)

Etymology

Apocopic form of æþele (adjective).

From Proto-West Germanic *ōþil (“homeland”) from Proto-Germanic *ōþalą. Cognate with Old Saxon oðil, Old Frisian ethel, Old High German uodil, Old Norse óðal.

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