æþel

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[edit] Old English

[edit] Etymology

From a suffixed form of Proto-Germanic *ōþ-. Cognate with Old Saxon oðil, Old Frisian ethel, Old High German uodil, Old Norse óðal.

[edit] Pronunciation

  • IPA: /ˈæːðel/

[edit] Noun

ǣþel m.

  1. homeland, ancestral territory

[edit] Declension

Singular Plural
nominative ǣþel ǣþelas
accusative ǣþel ǣþelas
genitive ǣþeles ǣþela
dative ǣþele ǣþelum