eþel

See also: ethel and Ethel

Old English

Alternative forms

• œ̄þel — Anglian
• ǣþel

Etymology

From West Germanic *ōþil, from a variant of Proto-Germanic *ōþalą. Cognate with Old Frisian ēthel, Old Saxon ōthil, Old High German uodil, Old Norse óðal.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈeː.θel/, [ˈeː.ðel]

Noun

ēþel m

1. one's native country, homeland

   Iċ wille ġesēċan mīnne ēðel ofer sǣ.

   I want to visit my homeland across the sea.

   Flīema biþ sē þe his ēðel forlēt oþþe under þrucce oþþe for nīede.

   A refugee is someone who left their home country either under pressure or out of necessity.

2. the rune ᛟ

Declension

Declension of eþel (strong a-stem)

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	ēþel	ēþlas
accusative	ēþel	ēþlas
genitive	ēþles	ēþla
dative	ēþle	ēþlum

Derived terms

• ēþelweard