eþel

See also: ethel and Ethel

Old English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From earlier œ̄þel (persisting longer in the north) from Proto-West Germanic *ōþil, from a variant of Proto-Germanic *ōþalą.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈeː.θel/, [ˈeː.ðel]

Noun

ēþel m

  1. one's native country, homeland
    Iċ wille ġesēċan mīnne ēðel ofer sǣ.
    I want to visit my homeland across the sea.
    Flīema biþ sē þe his ēðel forlēt oþþe under þrucce oþþe for nīede.
    A refugee is someone who left their home country either under pressure or out of necessity.
    • 10th century, The Wanderer:
      Swā iċ mōdsefan · mīnne sceōlde,
      oft earmċeariġ, · ēðle bidǣled,
      frēomǣgum feor, · feterum sǣlan,
      Like I should my heart,
      oft wretched, bereft of homeland,
      far from noble kinsmen, bind with fetters,
  2. the rune ᛟ

Declension

Strong a-stem:

singular plural
nominative ēþel ēþlas
accusative ēþel ēþlas
genitive ēþles ēþla
dative ēþle ēþlum

Derived terms

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