Old English · noun
þwæle
Normalised þwǣle
- Part of speech
- noun, feminine
- Declension
- weak n-stem
- IPA
- /ˈθwæː.le/
- Syllables
- ˈθwæː · le (2 syllables)
- Modern English
- bandagefilletheadbandstriptowelribbon
Meaning
-
a strip of material (e.g. bandage, ribbon, fillet, headband, etc.)
-
towel
Declension
All forms (4)
Etymology
From Proto-West Germanic *þwahilā.
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