"athel" meaning in Middle English

See athel in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Etymology: From Old English æþele, æðele, eþele, from Proto-West Germanic *aþulī, from Proto-Germanic *aþalaz. Cognate with Old High German adal (German edel), Old Norse aðall. Etymology templates: {{inh|enm|ang|æþele}} Old English æþele, {{m|ang|æðele}} æðele, {{m|ang|eþele}} eþele, {{inh|enm|gmw-pro|*aþulī}} Proto-West Germanic *aþulī, {{inh|enm|gem-pro|*aþalaz}} Proto-Germanic *aþalaz, {{cog|goh|adal}} Old High German adal, {{cog|de|edel}} German edel, {{cog|non|aðall}} Old Norse aðall Head templates: {{head|enm|adjective||{{{1}}}||{{{2}}}||{{{3}}}|head=}} athel, {{enm-adj}} athel
  1. noble, highborn
    Sense id: en-athel-enm-adj-dhU86hxH
  2. excellent, splendid, fine
    Sense id: en-athel-enm-adj-ceFMv0dP
  3. genuine, sincere, devout
    Sense id: en-athel-enm-adj-NUdBJgLX
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: athell, atel, atell, athill, athil, aghil, æðel, æþel, æthel, eðel, eþel, ethel

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