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
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alternative form of æþele
æþel2 · noun · masculine
Senses
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homeland (ancestral territory) alternative form of ēþel
Declension · strong a-stem
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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