Old English · adjective
idel
Normalised īdel
- Part of speech
- adjective
- IPA
- /ˈiː.del/
- Syllables
- ˈiː · del (2 syllables)
- Modern English
- idlebereftvoidfutilityfrivolityvanityvainempty
idel1 · adjective
Senses
-
empty, void; bereft
īdelhende
empty-handed
-
worthless, useless, vain
īdelbliss
vain joy
Declension
| Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | |||
| Nominative | īdel | īdeluīdluīdeloīdlo | īdel |
| Accusative | īdelne | īdeleīdle | īdel |
| Genitive | īdelesīdles | īdelre | īdelesīdles |
| Dative | īdelumīdlum | īdelre | īdelumīdlum |
| Instrumental | īdeleīdle | īdelre | īdeleīdle |
| Plural | |||
| Nominative | īdeleīdle | īdelaīdlaīdeleīdle | īdeluīdluīdeloīdlo |
| Accusative | īdeleīdle | īdelaīdlaīdeleīdle | īdeluīdluīdeloīdlo |
| Genitive | īdelra | īdelra | īdelra |
| Dative | īdelumīdlum | īdelumīdlum | īdelumīdlum |
| Instrumental | īdelumīdlum | īdelumīdlum | īdelumīdlum |
| Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | |||
| Nominative | īdelaīdla | īdeleīdle | īdeleīdle |
| Accusative | īdelanīdlan | īdelanīdlan | īdeleīdle |
| Genitive | īdelanīdlan | īdelanīdlan | īdelanīdlan |
| Dative | īdelanīdlan | īdelanīdlan | īdelanīdlan |
| Instrumental | īdelanīdlan | īdelanīdlan | īdelanīdlan |
| Plural | |||
| Nominative | īdelanīdlan | īdelanīdlan | īdelanīdlan |
| Accusative | īdelanīdlan | īdelanīdlan | īdelanīdlan |
| Genitive | īdelraīdelenaīdlena | īdelraīdelenaīdlena | īdelraīdelenaīdlena |
| Dative | īdelumīdlum | īdelumīdlum | īdelumīdlum |
| Instrumental | īdelumīdlum | īdelumīdlum | īdelumīdlum |
idel2 · noun · neuter
Senses
-
idleness, vanity, futility, frivolity
Declension · strong a-stem
All forms (20)
Etymology
From Proto-West Germanic *īdl. Cognate with Old Frisian īdel, Old Saxon īdal, Dutch ijdel, Old High German ītal.
Descendants
idle
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