Old English · noun

nosþyrel

Normalised nosþȳrel

Part of speech: noun, neuter
Declension: strong a-stem
IPA: /ˈnosˌθyː.rel/
Syllables: ˈnos · ˌθyː · rel (3 syllables)
Modern English: nostril nosethirl

Meaning

nostril

God ġesċōp ūs twā ēagan and twā ēaran, twā nosþȳrlu and twēġen weoloras, twā handa and twēġen fēt.

God gave us two eyes and two ears, two nostrils and two lips, two hands and two feet.
late 10th century, Ælfric, "Preface to Genesis"

Declension

Declension of nosþyrel
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	nosþȳrel	nosþȳrlu
Accusative	nosþȳrel	nosþȳrlu
Genitive	nosþȳrles	nosþȳrla
Dative	nosþȳrle	nosþȳrlum

Etymology

From nosu (“nose”) + þȳrel (“hole”). Cognate with Old Frisian nosterle (“nostril”). Compare also Middle Low German noster, nüster (whence German Nüster), which is usually regarded as a different construct, however.

Descendants

nosethirl, nostril

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