See æþele in All languages combined, or Wiktionary
{
"descendants": [
{
"depth": 1,
"templates": [
{
"args": {
"1": "enm",
"2": "athel"
},
"expansion": "Middle English: athel",
"name": "desc"
}
],
"text": "Middle English: athel"
},
{
"depth": 2,
"templates": [
{
"args": {
"1": "en",
"2": "athel",
"3": "Ethel"
},
"expansion": "English: athel, Ethel",
"name": "desc"
}
],
"text": "English: athel, Ethel"
}
],
"etymology_templates": [
{
"args": {
"1": "ang",
"2": "gmw-pro",
"inh": "1"
},
"expansion": "",
"name": "dercat"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "ang",
"2": "gmw-pro",
"3": "*aþulī"
},
"expansion": "Proto-West Germanic *aþulī",
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},
{
"args": {
"1": "ang",
"2": "gem-pro",
"3": "*aþulijaz"
},
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},
{
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},
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{
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"1": "de",
"2": "edel"
},
"expansion": "German edel",
"name": "cog"
},
{
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"1": "non",
"2": "aðall"
},
"expansion": "Old Norse aðall",
"name": "cog"
}
],
"etymology_text": "From Proto-West Germanic *aþulī, from Proto-Germanic *aþulijaz. Cognate with Old High German adal (German edel), Old Norse aðall.",
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{
"form": "æþelest",
"tags": [
"superlative"
]
},
{
"form": "æþelust",
"tags": [
"superlative"
]
},
{
"form": "æþelast",
"tags": [
"superlative"
]
},
{
"form": "strong",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"table-tags"
]
},
{
"form": "ang-adecl",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"inflection-template"
]
},
{
"form": "æþele",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"masculine",
"nominative",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "æþelu",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"feminine",
"nominative",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "æþelo",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"feminine",
"nominative",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "æþele",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"neuter",
"nominative",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "æþelne",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"accusative",
"masculine",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "æþele",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"accusative",
"feminine",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "æþele",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"accusative",
"neuter",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "æþeles",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"genitive",
"masculine",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "æþelre",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"feminine",
"genitive",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "æþeles",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"genitive",
"neuter",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "æþelum",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"dative",
"masculine",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "æþelre",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"dative",
"feminine",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "æþelum",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"dative",
"neuter",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "æþele",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"instrumental",
"masculine",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "æþelre",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"feminine",
"instrumental",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "æþele",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"instrumental",
"neuter",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "æþele",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"masculine",
"nominative",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "æþela",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"feminine",
"nominative",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "æþele",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"feminine",
"nominative",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "æþelu",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"neuter",
"nominative",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "æþelo",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"neuter",
"nominative",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "æþele",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"accusative",
"masculine",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "æþela",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"accusative",
"feminine",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "æþele",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"accusative",
"feminine",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "æþelu",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"accusative",
"neuter",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "æþelo",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"accusative",
"neuter",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "æþelra",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"genitive",
"masculine",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "æþelra",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"feminine",
"genitive",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "æþelra",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"genitive",
"neuter",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "æþelum",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"dative",
"masculine",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "æþelum",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"dative",
"feminine",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "æþelum",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"dative",
"neuter",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "æþelum",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"instrumental",
"masculine",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "æþelum",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"feminine",
"instrumental",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "æþelum",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"instrumental",
"neuter",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "weak",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"table-tags"
]
},
{
"form": "ang-adecl",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"inflection-template"
]
},
{
"form": "æþela",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"masculine",
"nominative",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "æþele",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"feminine",
"nominative",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "æþele",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"neuter",
"nominative",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "æþelan",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"accusative",
"masculine",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "æþelan",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"accusative",
"feminine",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "æþele",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"accusative",
"neuter",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "æþelan",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"genitive",
"masculine",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "æþelan",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"feminine",
"genitive",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "æþelan",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"genitive",
"neuter",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "æþelan",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"dative",
"masculine",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "æþelan",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"dative",
"feminine",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "æþelan",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"dative",
"neuter",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "æþelan",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"instrumental",
"masculine",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "æþelan",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"feminine",
"instrumental",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "æþelan",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"instrumental",
"neuter",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "æþelan",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"masculine",
"nominative",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "æþelan",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"feminine",
"nominative",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "æþelan",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"neuter",
"nominative",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "æþelan",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"accusative",
"masculine",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "æþelan",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"accusative",
"feminine",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "æþelan",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"accusative",
"neuter",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "æþelra",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"genitive",
"masculine",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "æþelena",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"genitive",
"masculine",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "æþelra",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"feminine",
"genitive",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "æþelena",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"feminine",
"genitive",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "æþelra",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"genitive",
"neuter",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "æþelena",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"genitive",
"neuter",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "æþelum",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"dative",
"masculine",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "æþelum",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"dative",
"feminine",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "æþelum",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"dative",
"neuter",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "æþelum",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"instrumental",
"masculine",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "æþelum",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"feminine",
"instrumental",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "æþelum",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"instrumental",
"neuter",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "eþele",
"tags": [
"alternative"
]
},
{
"form": "æðele",
"tags": [
"alternative"
]
},
{
"form": "ᚫᚦᚦᛁᛚᚫ",
"roman": "æþþilæ",
"tags": [
"alternative"
]
}
],
"head_templates": [
{
"args": {
"sup": "æþelest",
"sup2": "æþelust",
"sup3": "æþelast"
},
"expansion": "æþele (superlative æþelest or æþelust or æþelast)",
"name": "ang-adj"
}
],
"inflection_templates": [
{
"args": {
"1": "æþele"
},
"name": "ang-adecl"
}
],
"lang": "Old English",
"lang_code": "ang",
"pos": "adj",
"senses": [
{
"categories": [
{
"kind": "other",
"name": "Old English entries with incorrect language header",
"parents": [],
"source": "w"
},
{
"kind": "other",
"name": "Pages with 1 entry",
"parents": [],
"source": "w"
},
{
"kind": "other",
"name": "Pages with entries",
"parents": [],
"source": "w"
}
],
"derived": [
{
"word": "æþelboren"
},
{
"word": "æþelcund"
},
{
"word": "æþelcyning"
},
{
"word": "æþelian"
},
{
"word": "æþeling"
},
{
"word": "æþellīċ"
},
{
"word": "æþelnes"
},
{
"word": "æþelu"
},
{
"word": "Æþelbeorht"
},
{
"word": "Æþelburg"
},
{
"word": "Æþelfriþ"
},
{
"word": "Æþelgār"
},
{
"word": "Æþelheard"
},
{
"word": "Æþelhere"
},
{
"word": "Æþelmær"
},
{
"word": "Æþelmōd"
},
{
"word": "Æþelmund"
},
{
"word": "Æþelnōþ"
},
{
"word": "Æþelrǣd"
},
{
"word": "Æþelred"
},
{
"word": "Æþelrīċ"
},
{
"word": "Æþelsiġe"
},
{
"word": "Æþelstān"
},
{
"word": "Æþelswiþ"
},
{
"word": "Æþelþrȳþ"
},
{
"word": "Æþelwacer"
},
{
"word": "Æþelweald"
},
{
"word": "Æþelweard"
},
{
"word": "Æþelwiġ"
},
{
"word": "Æþelwine"
},
{
"word": "Æþelwulf"
}
],
"examples": [
{
"english": "Christ was on the cross, yet there in haste from afar came noble men unto him.",
"ref": "c. 800, Ruthwell Cross",
"roman": "Krist wæs on rōdi, hweþræ þēr fūsæ fearran kwōmu æþþilæ til ānum.",
"text": "ᛣᚱᛁᛋᛏᚹᚫᛋᚩᚾᚱᚩᛞᛁᚻᚹᛖᚦᚱᚫᚦᛖᚱᚠᚢᛋᚫᚠᛠᚱᚱᚪᚾᛣᚹᚩᛗᚢᚫᚦᚦᛁᛚᚫᛏᛁᛚᚪᚾᚢᛗ",
"type": "quotation"
},
{
"english": "At this time the most noble English kings, Oswiu of Northumbria and Ecgberht of Kent, held a discussion and conference between them about what was to be done about the state of the English church.",
"text": "late 9th century, translation of Bede's Ecclesiastical History\nĐyssum tidum Ongolcyningas þā æðelestan Ōswēo Norðanhymbra cyning ⁊ Eċġberht Contwarena cyning hæfdon betwēoh him sprǣċe ⁊ ġeþēahte, hwæt tō donne wǣre bī þǣm stealle Ongolcynnes ċiriċan .",
"type": "quotation"
}
],
"glosses": [
"noble"
],
"id": "en-æþele-ang-adj-06YcaERG",
"links": [
[
"noble",
"noble"
]
]
}
],
"sounds": [
{
"ipa": "/ˈæ.θe.le/"
},
{
"ipa": "[ˈæ.ðe.le]"
}
],
"word": "æþele"
}
{
"derived": [
{
"word": "æþelboren"
},
{
"word": "æþelcund"
},
{
"word": "æþelcyning"
},
{
"word": "æþelian"
},
{
"word": "æþeling"
},
{
"word": "æþellīċ"
},
{
"word": "æþelnes"
},
{
"word": "æþelu"
},
{
"word": "Æþelbeorht"
},
{
"word": "Æþelburg"
},
{
"word": "Æþelfriþ"
},
{
"word": "Æþelgār"
},
{
"word": "Æþelheard"
},
{
"word": "Æþelhere"
},
{
"word": "Æþelmær"
},
{
"word": "Æþelmōd"
},
{
"word": "Æþelmund"
},
{
"word": "Æþelnōþ"
},
{
"word": "Æþelrǣd"
},
{
"word": "Æþelred"
},
{
"word": "Æþelrīċ"
},
{
"word": "Æþelsiġe"
},
{
"word": "Æþelstān"
},
{
"word": "Æþelswiþ"
},
{
"word": "Æþelþrȳþ"
},
{
"word": "Æþelwacer"
},
{
"word": "Æþelweald"
},
{
"word": "Æþelweard"
},
{
"word": "Æþelwiġ"
},
{
"word": "Æþelwine"
},
{
"word": "Æþelwulf"
}
],
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{
"depth": 1,
"templates": [
{
"args": {
"1": "enm",
"2": "athel"
},
"expansion": "Middle English: athel",
"name": "desc"
}
],
"text": "Middle English: athel"
},
{
"depth": 2,
"templates": [
{
"args": {
"1": "en",
"2": "athel",
"3": "Ethel"
},
"expansion": "English: athel, Ethel",
"name": "desc"
}
],
"text": "English: athel, Ethel"
}
],
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{
"args": {
"1": "ang",
"2": "gmw-pro",
"inh": "1"
},
"expansion": "",
"name": "dercat"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "ang",
"2": "gmw-pro",
"3": "*aþulī"
},
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"name": "inh"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "ang",
"2": "gem-pro",
"3": "*aþulijaz"
},
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},
{
"args": {
"1": "goh",
"2": "adal"
},
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"name": "cog"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "de",
"2": "edel"
},
"expansion": "German edel",
"name": "cog"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "non",
"2": "aðall"
},
"expansion": "Old Norse aðall",
"name": "cog"
}
],
"etymology_text": "From Proto-West Germanic *aþulī, from Proto-Germanic *aþulijaz. Cognate with Old High German adal (German edel), Old Norse aðall.",
"forms": [
{
"form": "æþelest",
"tags": [
"superlative"
]
},
{
"form": "æþelust",
"tags": [
"superlative"
]
},
{
"form": "æþelast",
"tags": [
"superlative"
]
},
{
"form": "strong",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"table-tags"
]
},
{
"form": "ang-adecl",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"inflection-template"
]
},
{
"form": "æþele",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"masculine",
"nominative",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "æþelu",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"feminine",
"nominative",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "æþelo",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"feminine",
"nominative",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "æþele",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"neuter",
"nominative",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "æþelne",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"accusative",
"masculine",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "æþele",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"accusative",
"feminine",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "æþele",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"accusative",
"neuter",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "æþeles",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"genitive",
"masculine",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "æþelre",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"feminine",
"genitive",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "æþeles",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"genitive",
"neuter",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "æþelum",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"dative",
"masculine",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "æþelre",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"dative",
"feminine",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "æþelum",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"dative",
"neuter",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "æþele",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"instrumental",
"masculine",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "æþelre",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"feminine",
"instrumental",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "æþele",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"instrumental",
"neuter",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "æþele",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"masculine",
"nominative",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "æþela",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"feminine",
"nominative",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "æþele",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"feminine",
"nominative",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "æþelu",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"neuter",
"nominative",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "æþelo",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"neuter",
"nominative",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "æþele",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"accusative",
"masculine",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "æþela",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"accusative",
"feminine",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "æþele",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"accusative",
"feminine",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "æþelu",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"accusative",
"neuter",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "æþelo",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"accusative",
"neuter",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "æþelra",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"genitive",
"masculine",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "æþelra",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"feminine",
"genitive",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "æþelra",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"genitive",
"neuter",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "æþelum",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"dative",
"masculine",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "æþelum",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"dative",
"feminine",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "æþelum",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"dative",
"neuter",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "æþelum",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"instrumental",
"masculine",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "æþelum",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"feminine",
"instrumental",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "æþelum",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"instrumental",
"neuter",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "weak",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"table-tags"
]
},
{
"form": "ang-adecl",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"inflection-template"
]
},
{
"form": "æþela",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"masculine",
"nominative",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "æþele",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"feminine",
"nominative",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "æþele",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"neuter",
"nominative",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "æþelan",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"accusative",
"masculine",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "æþelan",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"accusative",
"feminine",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "æþele",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"accusative",
"neuter",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "æþelan",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"genitive",
"masculine",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "æþelan",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"feminine",
"genitive",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "æþelan",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"genitive",
"neuter",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "æþelan",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"dative",
"masculine",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "æþelan",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"dative",
"feminine",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "æþelan",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"dative",
"neuter",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "æþelan",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"instrumental",
"masculine",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "æþelan",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"feminine",
"instrumental",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "æþelan",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"instrumental",
"neuter",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "æþelan",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"masculine",
"nominative",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "æþelan",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"feminine",
"nominative",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "æþelan",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"neuter",
"nominative",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "æþelan",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"accusative",
"masculine",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "æþelan",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"accusative",
"feminine",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "æþelan",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"accusative",
"neuter",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "æþelra",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"genitive",
"masculine",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "æþelena",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"genitive",
"masculine",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "æþelra",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"feminine",
"genitive",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "æþelena",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"feminine",
"genitive",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "æþelra",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"genitive",
"neuter",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "æþelena",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"genitive",
"neuter",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "æþelum",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"dative",
"masculine",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "æþelum",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"dative",
"feminine",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "æþelum",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"dative",
"neuter",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "æþelum",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"instrumental",
"masculine",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "æþelum",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"feminine",
"instrumental",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "æþelum",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"instrumental",
"neuter",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "eþele",
"tags": [
"alternative"
]
},
{
"form": "æðele",
"tags": [
"alternative"
]
},
{
"form": "ᚫᚦᚦᛁᛚᚫ",
"roman": "æþþilæ",
"tags": [
"alternative"
]
}
],
"head_templates": [
{
"args": {
"sup": "æþelest",
"sup2": "æþelust",
"sup3": "æþelast"
},
"expansion": "æþele (superlative æþelest or æþelust or æþelast)",
"name": "ang-adj"
}
],
"inflection_templates": [
{
"args": {
"1": "æþele"
},
"name": "ang-adecl"
}
],
"lang": "Old English",
"lang_code": "ang",
"pos": "adj",
"senses": [
{
"categories": [
"Old English adjectives",
"Old English entries with incorrect language header",
"Old English lemmas",
"Old English terms derived from Proto-Germanic",
"Old English terms derived from Proto-West Germanic",
"Old English terms inherited from Proto-Germanic",
"Old English terms inherited from Proto-West Germanic",
"Old English terms with IPA pronunciation",
"Old English terms with quotations",
"Pages with 1 entry",
"Pages with entries"
],
"examples": [
{
"english": "Christ was on the cross, yet there in haste from afar came noble men unto him.",
"ref": "c. 800, Ruthwell Cross",
"roman": "Krist wæs on rōdi, hweþræ þēr fūsæ fearran kwōmu æþþilæ til ānum.",
"text": "ᛣᚱᛁᛋᛏᚹᚫᛋᚩᚾᚱᚩᛞᛁᚻᚹᛖᚦᚱᚫᚦᛖᚱᚠᚢᛋᚫᚠᛠᚱᚱᚪᚾᛣᚹᚩᛗᚢᚫᚦᚦᛁᛚᚫᛏᛁᛚᚪᚾᚢᛗ",
"type": "quotation"
},
{
"english": "At this time the most noble English kings, Oswiu of Northumbria and Ecgberht of Kent, held a discussion and conference between them about what was to be done about the state of the English church.",
"text": "late 9th century, translation of Bede's Ecclesiastical History\nĐyssum tidum Ongolcyningas þā æðelestan Ōswēo Norðanhymbra cyning ⁊ Eċġberht Contwarena cyning hæfdon betwēoh him sprǣċe ⁊ ġeþēahte, hwæt tō donne wǣre bī þǣm stealle Ongolcynnes ċiriċan .",
"type": "quotation"
}
],
"glosses": [
"noble"
],
"links": [
[
"noble",
"noble"
]
]
}
],
"sounds": [
{
"ipa": "/ˈæ.θe.le/"
},
{
"ipa": "[ˈæ.ðe.le]"
}
],
"word": "æþele"
}
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