Old English · noun

wincel

Normalised winċel

Part of speech: noun, masculine
IPA: /ˈwin.t͡ʃel/
Syllables: ˈwin · t͡ʃel (2 syllables)
Modern English: nook winkle

Meaning

nook; corner

Declension

Declension of wincel
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	winċel	winclas
Accusative	winċel	winclas
Genitive	wincles	wincla
Dative	wincle	winclum

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *winkil (“angle, corner”), from Proto-Indo-European *weng- (“to bend, bow, arch, curve”). Cognate with Old Frisian winkel (“corner”), Old High German winkil (“corner”), German Winkel (“corner”).

Descendants

winkle

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