Old English · noun
wifel
- Part of speech
- noun, masculine
- Declension
- strong a-stem
- IPA
- /ˈwi.fel/[ˈwi.vel]
- Syllables
- ˈwi · fel (2 syllables)
- Modern English
- weevilbeetle
Meaning
-
beetle, weevil
Declension
All forms (6)
Etymology
From Proto-West Germanic *wibil, from Proto-Germanic *wibilaz. Cognate with Old Saxon wivil, Old High German wibil, Old Norse vifill, vífill.
Descendants
weevil
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