Old English · noun

stiepel

Normalised stīepel

Part of speech: noun, masculine
Declension: strong a-stem
IPA: /ˈsti͜yː.pel/
Syllables: ˈsti͜yː · pel (2 syllables)
Modern English: steeple tower

Meaning

tower

Sē stīepel is swīðe hēah.

The tower is very tall.

Declension

Declension of stiepel
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	stīepel	stīeplas
Accusative	stīepel	stīeplas
Genitive	stīeples	stīepla
Dative	stīeple	stīeplum

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *staupil, from Proto-Germanic *staupilaz, from *staupaz (“high, steep”) + *-ilaz. Equivalent to stēap + -el. Compare Old Norse stǫpull (“steeple, tower”).

Descendants

steeple

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