nosþyrel

Old English

Alternative forms

• næsþȳrel

Etymology

From nosu (“nose”) +‎ þȳrel (“hole”). Related to Old Frisian nosterle (“nostril”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈnosˌθyː.rel/

Noun

nosþȳrel n

1. a nostril
   • late 10th century, Ælfric, "Preface to Genesis"

     God ġesċōp ūs twā ēagan and twā ēaran, twā nosþyrlu and twēġen weoloras, twā handa and twēġen fēt.

     God gave us two eyes and two ears, two nostrils and two lips, two hands and two feet.

Declension

Declension of nosþyrel (strong a-stem)

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	nosþȳrel	nosþȳrlu
accusative	nosþȳrel	nosþȳrlu
genitive	nosþȳrles	nosþȳrla
dative	nosþȳrle	nosþȳrlum

Descendants

• Middle English: nostril, nostrel, nosterl, nosthirl, nosethril, nosethirl, noosthril, nosethyrl, nosethurl, nesethirl, nesthyrylle, nasethirl, nesethrull
  • English: nosethirl (obsolete), nostril