eldertongue

Old English · noun

þyfel

Normalised þȳfel

Part of speech
noun, masculine
Declension
strong a-stem
IPA
/ˈθyː.fel/
[ˈθyː.vel]
Syllables
ˈθyː · fel (2 syllables)
Modern English
thiblethivelleafy

Meaning

  1. a leafy plant

  2. a bush

  3. a thicket

Declension

Declension of þyfel
SingularPlural
Nominative þȳfelþȳfelas
Accusative þȳfelþȳfelas
Genitive þȳfelesþȳfela
Dative þȳfeleþȳfelum

All forms (6)

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *þūbil, equivalent to þūf + -el.

Descendants

thible, thivel

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