Old English · noun
dægmæl
Normalised dæġmǣl
- Part of speech
- noun, neuter
- Declension
- strong a-stem
- IPA
- /ˈdæjˌmæːl/
- Syllables
- ˈdæj · ˌmæːl (2 syllables)
- Modern English
- clocktimekeeperwaterclocktellingsundialinstrument
Meaning
-
an instrument for telling the hour of the day; a timekeeper (e.g. clock, sundial, waterclock, etc.)
Þæt dæġmǣl ticcode ġehīerendlīċe.
The clock ticked audibly.
Declension
All forms (5)
Etymology
From dæġ (“day”) + mǣl (“mark”).
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