eldertongue

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

  1. a stick for whipping milk, a whisk

Declension

Declension of þwirel
SingularPlural
Nominative þwirelþwirlas
Accusative þwirelþwirlas
Genitive þwirlesþwirla
Dative þwirleþwirlum

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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