"þwæle" meaning in Old English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈθwæː.le/
Etymology: From Proto-West Germanic *þwahilā. Etymology templates: {{inh|ang|gmw-pro|*þwahilā}} Proto-West Germanic *þwahilā Head templates: {{head|ang|nouns|||||g=f|g2=|g3=|head=þwǣle|sort=}} þwǣle f, {{ang-noun|f|head=þwǣle}} þwǣle f Inflection templates: {{ang-decl-noun-n-f|þwǣl}}, {{ang-decl-noun|þwǣle|þwǣlan|þwǣlan|þwǣlan|þwǣlan|þwǣlena|þwǣlan|þwǣlum|num=|title=|type=weak}} Forms: þwǣle [canonical, feminine], weak [table-tags], þwǣle [nominative, singular], þwǣlan [nominative, plural], þwǣlan [accusative, singular], þwǣlan [accusative, plural], þwǣlan [genitive, singular], þwǣlena [genitive, plural], þwǣlan [dative, singular], þwǣlum [dative, plural]
  1. a strip of material (e.g. bandage, ribbon, fillet, headband, etc.)
    Sense id: en-þwæle-ang-noun-LrZU1GDT Categories (other): Old English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Old English entries with incorrect language header: 74 26
  2. towel
    Sense id: en-þwæle-ang-noun-EMpQqKcU
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: ðuaele, thuēle, thuǣlę Related terms: þwēal, þwēan

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