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
-
flail, whip
Declension
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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