musfealle

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *mūsfallā. Equivalent to mūs (“mouse”) +‎ fealle (“trap”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈmuːsˌfæ͜ɑl.le/, [ˈmuːsˌfæ͜ɑɫ.ɫe]

Noun

mūsfealle f

  1. mousetrap

Declension

Weak feminine (n-stem):

singular plural
nominative mūsfealle mūsfeallan
accusative mūsfeallan mūsfeallan
genitive mūsfeallan mūsfeallena
dative mūsfeallan mūsfeallum

Descendants

  • Middle English: mousfalle
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