hrægl
Old English
Alternative forms
- hræġel
- -ræġel (in compounds)
Etymology
From Proto-West Germanic *hragil, from Proto-Germanic *hragilą (“garment, clothing”), from Proto-Indo-European *krek- (“to beat, weave; web”). Cognate with Old Frisian hreil, Old High German hregil.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /xræjl/, [r̥æjl]
Noun
hræġl n
- garment, piece of clothing
Declension
Strong a-stem:
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | hræġl | hræġl |
| accusative | hræġl | hræġl |
| genitive | hræġles | hræġla |
| dative | hræġle | hræġlum |
Derived terms
- beaduhræġl
- bearmhræġl
- bēodhræġl
- brēċhræġl
- frumhræġl
- fyrdhræġl
- hryċġhræġl
- merehræġl
- sethræġl
- setlhræġl
- wītehræġl
Descendants
- Middle English: hræȝl, ræȝl, ræil
- English: rail