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Old English · noun

rædels

Normalised rǣdels

Part of speech
noun, masculine
Declension
strong a-stem
IPA
/ˈræː.dels/
[ˈræː.deɫs]
Syllables
ˈræː · dels (2 syllables)
Modern English
riddleguessconjectureinterpretationenigmaconsiderationdebate

Meaning

  1. guess: conjecture, interpretation

  2. counsel, consideration

  3. debate, speech in council

  4. enigma, riddle

Declension

Declension of rædels
SingularPlural
Nominative rǣdelsrǣdelsas
Accusative rǣdelsrǣdelsas
Genitive rǣdelsesrǣdelsa
Dative rǣdelserǣdelsum

All forms (6)

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *rādislī. Equivalent to rǣdan + -els.

Descendants

riddle

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