dæl

Middle English

Noun

dæl

1. (Early Middle English) Alternative form of del

Old English

Etymology 1

From Proto-West Germanic *daili.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dæːl/

Noun

dǣl m

1. part
   • 10th century, The Wanderer:

     forþon ne mæġ wearþan wīs · wer, ǣr hē āge
     wintra dǣl in woruldrīċe. · Wita sċeal ġeþyldiġ.

     thus a man cannot become wise, before he would own
     a part of years in world-kingdom. A wise man must be patient.

2. a share
3. degree
   • c. 992, Ælfric, "The Passion of the Blessed Stephen Protomartyr"

     Mine gebroðra, uton geefenlæcan be sumum dǣle swa miccles lareowes geleafan, and swa mæres cyðeres lufe.

     My brethren, let us in some degree imitate so great a teacher's faith, and so great a martyr's love.

Declension

Declension of dæl (strong i-stem)

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	dǣl	dǣlas
accusative	dǣl	dǣlas
genitive	dǣles	dǣla
dative	dǣle	dǣlum

Descendants

• Middle English: del, dele
  • English: deal
  • Scots: dele

Etymology 2

From Proto-West Germanic *dal.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dæl/

Noun

dæl n

1. valley, dale

Declension

Declension of dæl (strong a-stem)

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	dæl	dalu
accusative	dæl	dalu
genitive	dæles	dala
dative	dæle	dalum

Descendants

• Middle English: dale
  • Scots: dale, daal
  • English: dale