Old English · noun

emel

Normalised ēmel

Part of speech: noun, feminine
Declension: strong ō-stem
IPA: /ˈe.mel/
Syllables: ˈe · mel (2 syllables)
Modern English: cankerworm weevil caterpillar

Meaning

cankerworm, caterpillar, weevil

Declension

Declension of emel
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	ēmel	ēmela ēmele
Accusative	ēmele	ēmela ēmele
Genitive	ēmele	ēmela
Dative	ēmele	ēmelum

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *āmilu (“larva”), from Proto-West Germanic *āmā (“larva”). Cognate with Middle Low German emel (“corn bug; aphid”), Dutch emelt (“mosquito larva”).

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