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Old English · noun

ceol

Normalised ċēol

Part of speech
noun, masculine
Declension
strong a-stem
IPA
/t͡ʃe͜oːl/
Syllables
t͡ʃe͜oːl (1 syllable)
Modern English
chelmsfordchilverscholmondeleycholmondestoncholseychorltonchulmleighkelsey

Meaning

  1. ship (specifically a small flat-bottomed boat)

    c. 700, Beowulf

    The ship stood on the land.

  2. keel of a ship

Declension

Declension of ceol
SingularPlural
Nominative ċēolċēolas
Accusative ċēolċēolas
Genitive ċēolesċēola
Dative ċēoleċēolum

All forms (6)

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *keulaz, from Proto-Indo-European *gawl- (“ball, swelling”). Displaced by Middle English kele, possibly from or related to Middle Dutch kiel (“keel”) cognate with Old Norse kjǫlr, from Proto-Germanic *keluz, a related root. Cognate with Old Saxon kiol (“boat”), Old High German kiol (“boat”), Old Norse kjóll (“ship”).

Descendants

chelmsford, chilvers, cholmondeley, cholmondeston, cholsey, chorlton, chulmleigh, kelsey

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