æþel in Old English

IPA: /ˈæː.θel/, [ˈæː.ðel] [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Etymology: From Proto-West Germanic *ōþil (“homeland”) from Proto-Germanic *ōþalą. Cognate with Old Saxon oðil, Old Frisian ethel, Old High German uodil, Old Norse óðal. Etymology templates: {{inh|ang|gmw-pro|*ōþil|t=homeland}} Proto-West Germanic *ōþil (“homeland”), {{inh|ang|gem-pro|*ōþalą}} Proto-Germanic *ōþalą, {{cog|osx|oðil}} Old Saxon oðil, {{cog|ofs|ethel}} Old Frisian ethel, {{cog|goh|uodil}} Old High German uodil, {{cog|non|óðal}} Old Norse óðal Head templates: {{head|ang|nouns|||||g=m|g2=|g3=|head=ǣþel|head2=|sort=}} ǣþel m, {{ang-noun|m|head=ǣþel}} ǣþel m Inflection templates: {{ang-decl-noun-a-m|ǣþel}}, {{ang-decl-noun|ǣþel|ǣþelas|ǣþel|ǣþelas|ǣþeles|ǣþela|ǣþele|ǣþelum|num=|title=|type=strong a-stem}} Forms: ǣþel [canonical, masculine], no-table-tags [table-tags], ǣþel [nominative, singular], ǣþelas [nominative, plural], ǣþel [accusative, singular], ǣþelas [accusative, plural], ǣþeles [genitive, singular], ǣþela [genitive, plural], ǣþele [dative, singular], ǣþelum [dative, plural]

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"æþel" meaning in Old English

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