eldertongue

Old English · noun

hwitel

Normalised hwītel

Part of speech
noun, masculine
Declension
strong a-stem
IPA
/ˈxwiː.tel/
[ˈʍiː.tel]
Syllables
ˈxwiː · tel (2 syllables)
Modern English
blanketwhittle

Meaning

  1. blanket

  2. cloak

Declension

Declension of hwitel
SingularPlural
Nominative hwītelhwītlas
Accusative hwītelhwītlas
Genitive hwītleshwītla
Dative hwītlehwītlum

All forms (6)

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-West Germanic *hwītil, from Proto-Germanic *hwītilaz (“linen, sheet”). Cognate with Old Norse hvítill (“white bed cover”).

Descendants

blanket, whittle

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