Old English · noun
tordwifel
- Part of speech
- noun, masculine
- Declension
- strong a-stem
- IPA
- /ˈtordˌwi.fel/[ˈtorˠdˌwi.vel]
- Syllables
- ˈtord · ˌwi · fel (3 syllables)
- Modern English
- dung beetlebeetle
Meaning
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dung beetle
Declension
| Singular | Plural | |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | tordwifel | tordwifelas |
| Accusative | tordwifel | tordwifelas |
| Genitive | tordwifeles | tordwifela |
| Dative | tordwifele | tordwifelum |
All forms (6)
Etymology
From Proto-West Germanic *tordawibil, from Proto-Germanic *turdawibilaz. Cognate with Old Norse torðvifill. Equivalent to tord (“turd”) + wifel (“beetle”).
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