cyrnel

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Old English

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Etymology

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From Proto-West Germanic *kurnil. Equivalent to corn +‎ -el.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈkyr.nel/, [ˈkyrˠ.nel]

Noun

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cyrnel m or n

  1. a kernel
    • late 10th century, Ælfric, "The First Sunday After Easter"
      Of ānum lȳtlum cyrnle cymþ miċel trēow, ac wē ne magon ġesēon nāðer ne wyrtruman, ne rinde, ne bōgas, ne lēaf.
      From a little kernel comes a great tree, but we cannot see the roots, or bark, or branches, or leaves.
  2. a hard concretion in the flesh, an indurated gland or strumous swelling
  3. a tonsil

Declension

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masculine
neuter

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