navele in Middle English

IPA: /ˈnaːvəl(ə)/, /ˈnavəl(ə)/, /ˈnɔ̞ːvəl(ə)/, /ˈnɔvəl(ə)/ (note: East Anglia, East Saxon) [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Etymology: Inherited from Old English nafola, from Proto-West Germanic *nabulō, from Proto-Germanic *nabulô; compare nave. East Anglian and East Saxon forms in -o- are paralleled by similar forms of gavel, implying that a development from /a/ to /ɔ/ occurred in those areas before [v]. Etymology templates: {{dercat|enm|ine-pro}}, {{yesno||i|I}} I, {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|enm|ang|nafola|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Old English nafola, {{inh+|enm|ang|nafola}} Inherited from Old English nafola, {{inh|enm|gmw-pro|*nabulō}} Proto-West Germanic *nabulō, {{inh|enm|gem-pro|*nabulô}} Proto-Germanic *nabulô Head templates: {{head|enm|noun|g=|g2=|g3=|head=|sort=|var=}} navele, {{enm-noun|naveles}} navele (plural naveles) Forms: naveles [plural], navel [alternative], navyl [alternative], nawle [alternative], neavele [alternative], novyl [alternative], nawele [alternative, East-Anglia], novele [alternative, East-Anglia], novle [alternative, East-Anglia], nowele [alternative, East-Anglia], nowil [alternative, East-Anglia], nowle [alternative, East-Anglia], novel [alternative], navill [alternative], navyll [alternative], navyll [alternative, Northern], nawyll [alternative, Northern], naule [alternative]

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"navele" meaning in Middle English

Noun

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