"ethel" meaning in English

See ethel in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ˈɛθəl/ Audio: En-us-ethel.ogg
Etymology: Learned borrowing from Middle English ethel, from Old English ǣþel, ēþel. Etymology templates: {{lbor|en|enm|ethel}} Learned borrowing from Middle English ethel, {{inh|en|ang|ǣþel}} Old English ǣþel Head templates: {{head|en|adjective}} ethel
  1. (obsolete) Noble. Tags: obsolete
    Sense id: en-ethel-en-adj-kxVirn11 Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 12 40 8 3 36 2 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 19 34 4 2 39 2
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

IPA: /ˈɛθəl/ Audio: En-us-ethel.ogg
Etymology: Learned borrowing from Middle English ethel, from Old English ǣþel, ēþel. Etymology templates: {{lbor|en|enm|ethel}} Learned borrowing from Middle English ethel, {{inh|en|ang|ǣþel}} Old English ǣþel Head templates: {{head|en|noun}} ethel
  1. The letter Œ/œ, or the rune ᛟ. Categories (topical): Latin letter names Synonyms: œthel, odal [letter] Translations (letter): e dans l’o (French), oe-Ligatur [feminine] (German)
    Sense id: en-ethel-en-noun-ZscHFtil Disambiguation of Latin letter names: 38 53 9 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 20 66 14 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 11 89 Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 12 40 8 3 36 2 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 19 34 4 2 39 2 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 15 44 3 1 35 2 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 28 72 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 33 67
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

IPA: /ˈɛθəl/ Audio: En-us-ethel.ogg Forms: ethels [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} ethel (plural ethels)
  1. Alternative form of athel (“tamarisk”). Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: athel (extra: tamarisk)
    Sense id: en-ethel-en-noun-QC4Fc2SY
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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