Old English · noun
osle
Normalised ōsle
- Part of speech
- noun, feminine
- Declension
- weak n-stem
- IPA
- /ˈoːs.le/[ˈoːz.le]
- Syllables
- ˈoːs · le (2 syllables)
- Modern English
- ouzeloozelouselblackbirdeuropean
Meaning
-
a (European) blackbird, an ouzel
Sēo wīflīċe ōsle ġetimbreþ nest þrēowa on ġēare.
The female blackbird builds a nest three times a year.
Declension
All forms (4)
Etymology
From Proto-West Germanic *amslā.
Descendants
oozel, ousel, ouzel
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