dægmæl
Old English
Etymology
From dæġ (“day”) + mǣl (“mark”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈdæjˌmæːl/
Noun
dæġmǣl n (nominative plural dæġmǣl)
- an instrument for telling the hour of the day; a timekeeper (e.g. clock, sundial, waterclock, etc.)
- Þæt dæġmǣl ticcode ġehīerendlīċe.
- The clock ticked audibly.
Declension
Strong a-stem:
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | dæġmǣl | dæġmǣl |
| accusative | dæġmǣl | dæġmǣl |
| genitive | dæġmǣles | dæġmǣla |
| dative | dæġmǣle | dæġmǣlum |
References
- Joseph Bosworth, T. Northcote Toller (1898) “dæg-mǽl”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary, second edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.