lytel

Old English

Etymology

From West Germanic *lūtil, Proto-Germanic *lūtilaz. Cognate with Old Saxon luttil, Dutch luttel, Old High German luzzil (dialectal German lützel).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈlyː.tel/

Adjective

lȳtel (comparative lǣssa, superlative lǣst)

1. small, little

   Ūre eald hūs wæs lǣsse þanne þæt nīwe.

   Our old house was smaller than the new one.

2. not much, few
3. (in compounds) unimportant, mean; inferior, lacking

   lȳtelhyġdiġ ― pusillanimous

   lȳtelmōd ― cowardice

Declension

Declension of lȳtel — Strong

Singular	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	lȳtel	lȳtelu, lȳtlu, lȳtelo, lȳtlo	lȳtel
Accusative	lȳtelne	lȳtele, lȳtle	lȳtel
Genitive	lȳteles, lȳtles	lȳtelre	lȳteles, lȳtles
Dative	lȳtelum, lȳtlum	lȳtelre	lȳtelum, lȳtlum
Instrumental	lȳtele, lȳtle	lȳtelre	lȳtele, lȳtle
Plural	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	lȳtele, lȳtle	lȳtela, lȳtla, lȳtele, lȳtle	lȳtelu, lȳtlu, lȳtelo, lȳtlo
Accusative	lȳtele, lȳtle	lȳtela, lȳtla, lȳtele, lȳtle	lȳtelu, lȳtlu, lȳtelo, lȳtlo
Genitive	lȳtelra	lȳtelra	lȳtelra
Dative	lȳtelum, lȳtlum	lȳtelum, lȳtlum	lȳtelum, lȳtlum
Instrumental	lȳtelum, lȳtlum	lȳtelum, lȳtlum	lȳtelum, lȳtlum

Declension of lȳtel — Weak

Singular	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	lȳtela, lȳtla	lȳtele, lȳtle	lȳtele, lȳtle
Accusative	lȳtelan, lȳtlan	lȳtelan, lȳtlan	lȳtele, lȳtle
Genitive	lȳtelan, lȳtlan	lȳtelan, lȳtlan	lȳtelan, lȳtlan
Dative	lȳtelan, lȳtlan	lȳtelan, lȳtlan	lȳtelan, lȳtlan
Instrumental	lȳtelan, lȳtlan	lȳtelan, lȳtlan	lȳtelan, lȳtlan
Plural	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	lȳtelan, lȳtlan	lȳtelan, lȳtlan	lȳtelan, lȳtlan
Accusative	lȳtelan, lȳtlan	lȳtelan, lȳtlan	lȳtelan, lȳtlan
Genitive	lȳtelra, lȳtelena, lȳtlena	lȳtelra, lȳtelena, lȳtlena	lȳtelra, lȳtelena, lȳtlena
Dative	lȳtelum, lȳtlum	lȳtelum, lȳtlum	lȳtelum, lȳtlum
Instrumental	lȳtelum, lȳtlum	lȳtelum, lȳtlum	lȳtelum, lȳtlum

Descendants

• Middle English: litel
  • English: little