Old English · noun

cycgel

Normalised cyċġel

Part of speech: noun, masculine
Declension: strong a-stem
IPA: /ˈkyj.jel/
[ˈkyd.d͡ʒel]
Syllables: ˈkyj · jel (2 syllables)
Modern English: cudgel stick

Meaning

cudgel, a strong stick

Declension

Declension of cycgel
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	cyċġel	cyċġelas
Accusative	cyċġel	cyċġelas
Genitive	cyċġeles	cyċġela
Dative	cyċġele	cyċġelum

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *kuggil, from Proto-Germanic *kuggilaz (“knobbed instrument”), derivative of Proto-Germanic *kuggǭ (“cog, swelling, block of wood”), from Proto-Indo-European *gewgʰ- (“swelling, bow”), from Proto-Indo-European *gew- (“to bow, bend, arch, curve”). Cognate with German Kogge (“cog”, a type of ship).

Descendants

cudgel

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