Old English · noun

bydel

Part of speech: noun, masculine
Declension: strong a-stem
IPA: /ˈby.del/
Syllables: ˈby · del (2 syllables)
Modern English: beadle preacher apparitor warrant warrant officer

Meaning

preacher
beadle, apparitor
warrant officer

Declension

Declension of bydel
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	bydel	bydelas
Accusative	bydel	bydelas
Genitive	bydeles	bydela
Dative	bydele	bydelum

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *budil, from Proto-Germanic *budilaz (“messenger, herald”), from *beudaną (“to stretch out, extend, offer”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰewdʰ- (“to make aware”), equivalent to bod + -el. Akin to Old High German butil (“beadle, court officer”), Old English bēodan (“to announce”). More at bid.

Descendants

beadle

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