tænel

Old English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *tainīl, from Proto-Germanic *tainīlaz, a diminutive of *tainijǭ (“wickerwork; basket”), from *tainaz (“rod; twig”). Related to Old High German zeina (“basket”), Old Norse teina (“wicker basket”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈtæː.nel/

Noun

tǣnel m (nominative plural tǣnelas)

  1. a wicker basket

Declension

Strong a-stem:

singular plural
nominative tǣnel tǣnelas
accusative tǣnel tǣnelas
genitive tǣneles tǣnela
dative tǣnele tǣnelum

Descendants

  • Middle English: tenel, tenell
    • English: teanel (dialectal)
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