þwæle

Old English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *þwahilā.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈθwæː.le/

Noun

þwǣle f

  1. a strip of material (e.g. bandage, ribbon, fillet, headband, etc.)
  2. towel

Declension

Weak feminine (n-stem):

singular plural
nominative þwǣle þwǣlan
accusative þwǣlan þwǣlan
genitive þwǣlan þwǣlena
dative þwǣlan þwǣlum