Old English · noun
þwirel
- Part of speech
- noun, masculine
- Declension
- strong a-stem
- IPA
- /ˈθwi.rel/
- Syllables
- ˈθwi · rel (2 syllables)
- Modern English
- whippingwhiskmilkstickcooking
Meaning
-
a stick for whipping milk, a whisk
Declension
All forms (6)
Etymology
From Proto-West Germanic *þwiril, from Proto-Germanic *þwirilaz, equivalent to þweran (“to stir, twirl”) + -el. Cognate with Old High German thwiril, Old Norse þyrill (“whisk”).
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