eldertongue

Old English · noun

adela

Part of speech
noun, masculine
Declension
weak
IPA
/ˈɑ.de.lɑ/
Syllables
ˈɑ · de · lɑ (3 syllables)
Modern English
addlefilthfilthysewer

Meaning

  1. filth

  2. a filthy place; a sewer

Declension

Declension of adela
SingularPlural
Nominative adelaadelan
Accusative adelanadelan
Genitive adelanadelena
Dative adelanadelum

All forms (4)

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *adal, from Proto-Germanic *adalaz, *adalô (“cattle urine, liquid manure”)

Descendants

addle

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