rædels

Old English

Alternative forms

• rǣdelse, rǣsele

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *rādislī. Equivalent to rǣdan +‎ -els.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈræː.dels/, [ˈræː.deɫs]

Noun

rǣdels m

1. guess: conjecture, interpretation
2. counsel, consideration
3. debate, speech in council
4. enigma, riddle

Declension

Declension of rǣdels (strong a-stem)

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	rǣdels	rǣdelsas
accusative	rǣdels	rǣdelsas
genitive	rǣdelses	rǣdelsa
dative	rǣdelse	rǣdelsum

Related terms

• rǣd m (“advice”)

Descendants

• Middle English: redels, redel, rydel, ridil
  • English: riddle
  • Scots: riddill, riddil
  • → Norn: ridl

References

• Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898) “RǢDELS”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary‎^[1], 2nd edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.