Old English · noun

cedelc

Part of speech: noun, feminine
Declension: strong ō-stem
IPA: /ˈke.delk/
[ˈke.deɫk]
Syllables: ˈke · delk (2 syllables)
Modern English: kedlock kilk mercurialis perennis rhamphospermum sinapis syns mercurialis perennis

Meaning

mercury (plant) (Mercurialis perennis)
charlock (Rhamphospermum arvense, syns. Sinapis arvensis, etc.)

Declension

Declension of cedelc
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	cedelc	cedelca cedelce
Accusative	cedelce	cedelca cedelce
Genitive	cedelce	cedelca
Dative	cedelce	cedelcum

Etymology

Unknown, but apparently related to Low German Ködik, Köddik (“charlock”). Compare also Middle Low German hēderik, hederik, hedderik (“charlock”), Old High German hederīh (“hedge mustard, charlock”), possibly from Latin hederāceus (“made of ivy, ivy-like”).

Descendants

kedlock, kilk

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