Old English · adjective
æþele
- Part of speech
- adjective
- IPA
- /ˈæ.θe.le/[ˈæ.ðe.le]
- Syllables
- ˈæ · θe · le (3 syllables)
- Modern English
- nobleathelethel
Meaning
-
noble
Christ was on the cross, yet there in haste from afar came noble men unto him.
c. 800, Ruthwell Cross
Declension
| Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | |||
| Nominative | æþele | æþeluæþelo | æþele |
| Accusative | æþelne | æþele | æþele |
| Genitive | æþeles | æþelre | æþeles |
| Dative | æþelum | æþelre | æþelum |
| Instrumental | æþele | æþelre | æþele |
| Plural | |||
| Nominative | æþele | æþelaæþele | æþeluæþelo |
| Accusative | æþele | æþelaæþele | æþeluæþelo |
| Genitive | æþelra | æþelra | æþelra |
| Dative | æþelum | æþelum | æþelum |
| Instrumental | æþelum | æþelum | æþelum |
| Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | |||
| Nominative | æþela | æþele | æþele |
| Accusative | æþelan | æþelan | æþele |
| Genitive | æþelan | æþelan | æþelan |
| Dative | æþelan | æþelan | æþelan |
| Instrumental | æþelan | æþelan | æþelan |
| Plural | |||
| Nominative | æþelan | æþelan | æþelan |
| Accusative | æþelan | æþelan | æþelan |
| Genitive | æþelraæþelena | æþelraæþelena | æþelraæþelena |
| Dative | æþelum | æþelum | æþelum |
| Instrumental | æþelum | æþelum | æþelum |
All forms (11)
Etymology
From Proto-West Germanic *aþulī, from Proto-Germanic *aþulijaz. Cognate with Old High German adal (German edel), Old Norse aðall.
Descendants
athel, ethel
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