rædels

Old English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *rādislī. Equivalent to rǣdan +‎ -els.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈræː.dels/, [ˈræː.deɫs]

Noun

rǣdels m

  1. guess: conjecture, interpretation
  2. counsel, consideration
  3. debate, speech in council
  4. enigma, riddle

Declension

Strong a-stem:

singular plural
nominative rǣdels rǣdelsas
accusative rǣdels rǣdelsas
genitive rǣdelses rǣdelsa
dative rǣdelse rǣdelsum
  • rǣd m (“advice”)

Descendants

  • Middle English: redels, redel, rydel, ridil
    • English: riddle
    • Middle Scots: riddill, riddil
    • → Norn: ridl

References

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