Old English · noun
musfealle
Normalised mūsfealle
- Part of speech
- noun, feminine
- Declension
- weak n-stem
- IPA
- /ˈmuːsˌfæ͜ɑl.le/[ˈmuːsˌfæ͜ɑɫ.ɫe]
- Syllables
- ˈmuːs · ˌfæ͜ɑl · le (3 syllables)
- Modern English
- mousetrapmousefall
Meaning
-
mousetrap
Declension
| Singular | Plural | |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | mūsfealle | mūsfeallan |
| Accusative | mūsfeallan | mūsfeallan |
| Genitive | mūsfeallan | mūsfeallena |
| Dative | mūsfeallan | mūsfeallum |
All forms (4)
Etymology
From Proto-West Germanic *mūsfallā. Equivalent to mūs (“mouse”) + fealle (“trap”).
Descendants
mousefall
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