æþel

See also: æþele

Old English

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈæː.θel/, [ˈæː.ðel]

Etymology 1

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.

Noun

ǣþel m

  1. homeland (ancestral territory) alternative form of ēþel
Declension

Strong a-stem:

singular plural
nominative ǣþel ǣþelas
accusative ǣþel ǣþelas
genitive ǣþeles ǣþela
dative ǣþele ǣþelum

Etymology 2

Apocopic form of æþele (adjective)

Adjective

æþel

  1. alternative form of æþele
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