Old English · noun

eagæppel

Normalised ēagæppel

Part of speech: noun, masculine
Declension: strong u-stem/a-stem
IPA: /ˈæ͜ɑːɡˌæp.pel/
[ˈæ͜ɑːɣˌæp.pel]
Syllables: ˈæ͜ɑːɡ · ˌæp · pel (3 syllables)
Modern English: eyeball apple of the eye eye-apple pupil

Meaning

eyeball
pupil

Declension

Declension of eagæppel
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	ēagæppel	ēagæppla ēagæpplas
Accusative	ēagæppel	ēagæppla ēagæpplas
Genitive	ēagæppla ēagæpples	ēagæppla
Dative	ēagæppla ēagæpple	ēagæpplum

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *augapl (“eyeball, pupil”), equivalent to ēage + æppel. Cognate with Old Frisian āgappel (“eyeball”), Old High German ougapful (“eyeball”).

Descendants

apple of the eye, eye-apple

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