þyfel

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *þūbil, equivalent to þūf +‎ -el.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈθyː.fel/, [ˈθyː.vel]

Noun

þȳfel m (nominative plural þȳfelas)

  1. a leafy plant
  2. a bush
  3. a thicket

Declension

Strong a-stem:

singular plural
nominative þȳfel þȳfelas
accusative þȳfel þȳfelas
genitive þȳfeles þȳfela
dative þȳfele þȳfelum

Descendants

  • Middle English: *thevel, theve
    • Middle English: þefþorne
    • Middle English: thaveley