tænel

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Old English[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

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[edit]

Noun[edit]

tǣnel m (nominative plural tǣnelas)

  1. a wicker basket

Declension[edit]

Declension of tænel (strong a-stem)
Case Singular Plural
nominative tǣnel tǣnelas
accusative tǣnel tǣnelas
genitive tǣneles tǣnela
dative tǣnele tǣnelum

Descendants[edit]

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