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Old English · noun

fligel

Normalised fliġel

Part of speech
noun, masculine
Declension
strong a-stem
IPA
/ˈfli.jel/
Syllables
ˈfli · jel (2 syllables)
Modern English
flailwhip

Meaning

  1. flail, whip

Declension

Declension of fligel
SingularPlural
Nominative fliġelfliġelas
Accusative fliġelfliġelas
Genitive fliġelesfliġela
Dative fliġelefliġelum

All forms (6)

Etymology

From earlier *fleġel, from Proto-West Germanic *flagil, of disputed origin. Probably from Latin flagellum, or alternatively possibly inherited from Proto-Germanic *flagilaz.

Descendants

flail

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