Old English · noun
hyrdel
- Part of speech
- noun, masculine
- IPA
- /ˈxyr.del/[ˈhyrˠ.del]
- Syllables
- ˈxyr · del (2 syllables)
Meaning
a frame made of intertwined twigs or bars; hurdle
Etymology
From Proto-West Germanic *hurdil, from Proto-Germanic *hurdilaz, diminutive of Proto-Germanic *hurdiz (> Old English *hyrd > Middle English hurde), equivalent to *hyrd + -el.
Descendants
hurdle
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