tigele

Old English

Alternative forms

• tigle, tiegle

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *tigulā, from late Proto-Germanic *tigulǭ, from Latin tēgula. Cognate to Old High German ziagal, Old Norse tigl.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈti.ɡe.le/, [ˈti.ɣe.le]

Noun

tigele f

1. tile
2. brick

Declension

Declension of tigele (weak)

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	tigele	tigelan
accusative	tigelan	tigelan
genitive	tigelan	tigelena
dative	tigelan	tigelum

Derived terms

• hrōftigele
• tigelen
• tigelġeweorc
• tigelwyrhta
• þæctigele

Descendants

• Middle English: tigel, tighele, teghell, teȝele, tiȝel, tyle, tile
  • English: tile (see there for further descendants)
  • Scots: tyl, tild