Reconstruction:Old English/dumbla

This Old English entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *dumil (“bittern”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈdum.blɑ/

Noun

*dumbla m

1. bittern

Declension

Declension of *dumbla (weak)

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	*dumbla	*dumblan
accusative	*dumblan	*dumblan
genitive	*dumblan	*dumblena
dative	*dumblan	*dumblum

Related terms

• *dumle f

Derived terms

• rāradumbla

Descendants

• Middle English: dromble, drommyll
  • ⇒ Middle English: mirdrommel, mydrynbyll, myrdrynbyll, myredromylle