Old English · noun
snegel
Normalised sneġel
- Part of speech
- noun, masculine
- Declension
- strong a-stem
- IPA
- /ˈsne.jel/
- Syllables
- ˈsne · jel (2 syllables)
- Modern English
- snailgastropodslug
Meaning
-
a snail or slug, a gastropod
mē is snæġl swiftra, snelra reġnwyrm
A snail is swifter than I, an earthworm faster,and a tortoise moves quicker
Exeter Book, Riddle 40
Declension
All forms (6)
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *snagilaz.
Descendants
snail
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