eldertongue

Old English · noun

pægel

Normalised pæġel

Part of speech
noun, masculine
Declension
strong a-stem
IPA
/ˈpæ.jel/
Syllables
ˈpæ · jel (2 syllables)
Modern English
pailpintquarterroughlyliquid

Meaning

  1. a small liquid measure, roughly equivalent to a quarter pint

  2. wine pot; pail

Declension

Declension of pægel
SingularPlural
Nominative pæġelpæġlas
Accusative pæġelpæġlas
Genitive pæġlespæġla
Dative pæġlepæġlum

All forms (6)

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *pagil.

Descendants

pail

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