wifel

Old English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *wibil, from Proto-Germanic *wibilaz. Cognate with Old Saxon wivil, Old High German wibil, Old Norse vifill, vífill.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈwi.fel/, [ˈwi.vel]

Noun

wifel m

  1. beetle, weevil

Declension

Strong a-stem:

singular plural
nominative wifel wifelas
accusative wifel wifelas
genitive wifeles wifela
dative wifele wifelum

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Middle English: wevel, wevyl, wyvyl
    • English: weevil
    • Scots: wavel
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