sciell
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Old English[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Proto-West Germanic *skallju, from Proto-Germanic *skaljō.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
sċiell f
- shell
- scale (keratin pieces covering the skin of certain animals)
- late 10th century, Ælfric, the Old English Hexateuch, Leviticus 11:9
- Ne etaþ ġē nānne fisċ būtan þā þe habbaþ finnas and sċiella.
- Don't eat any fish except those that have fins and scales.
- c. 897, King Alfred's translation of Pope Gregory's Pastoral Care
- Ǣlċes fisċes sċiell biþ tō ōðerre ġefēġedu, þæt þǣr ne mæġ nān ǣðm ūt betwēox.
- Every scale on a fish is attached to another, so no air can get out between them.
- late 10th century, Ælfric, the Old English Hexateuch, Leviticus 11:9
Declension[edit]
Declension of sciell (strong ō-stem)
Synonyms[edit]
- (shell): sċealu
Derived terms[edit]
- ǣġsċiell (“eggshell”)
- hnutsċiell (“nutshell”)
- sǣsċiell (“seashell”)
- sċielfisċ (“shellfish”)
- sċielliht (“scaly”)
Descendants[edit]
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