Old English · noun
slegel
Normalised sleġel
- Part of speech
- noun, masculine
- Declension
- strong a-stem
- IPA
- /ˈsle.jel/
- Syllables
- ˈsle · jel (2 syllables)
- Modern English
- plectrumstrikingharp
Meaning
-
an instrument for striking a harp; plectrum
Declension
All forms (6)
Etymology
From Proto-West Germanic *slagil, equivalent to slæġe + -el. Cognate with Old High German slegil.
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