Old English · noun

eagþyrel

Normalised ēagþȳrel

Part of speech: noun, neuter
Declension: strong a-stem
IPA: /ˈæ͜ɑːɡˌθyː.rel/
[ˈæ͜ɑːɣˌθyː.rel]
Syllables: ˈæ͜ɑːɡ · ˌθyː · rel (3 syllables)
Modern English: eyethurl window

Meaning

window

Declension

Declension of eagþyrel
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	ēagþȳrel	ēagþȳrlu
Accusative	ēagþȳrel	ēagþȳrlu
Genitive	ēagþȳrles	ēagþȳrla
Dative	ēagþȳrle	ēagþȳrlum

Etymology

From ēage (“eye”) + þȳrel (“hole”). For semantic parallels, compare Old Norse vindauga (“window”, literally “windeye" or "windhole”), from auga (“eye”); Gothic (augadaurō, “window”, literally “eyedoor”); and Proto-Slavic *okъnò (“window”), from *ȍko (“eye”).

Descendants

eyethurl

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