sciell
Old English
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *skaljō.
Pronunciation
Noun
sċiell f
- shell
- Byrdlinges sċiell biþ þām līchaman ġefēġed, ǣdre tō ǣdran, bān tō bāne.
- A turtle's shell is attached to its body, vein to vein, bone to bone.
- scale (keratin pieces covering the skin of certain animals)
- late 10th century, Ælfric, the Old English Hexateuch, Leviticus 11:9
- Ne ete ġē nānne fisċ būtan þā þe habbaþ finnas and sċiella.
- Don't eat any fish except those that have fins and scales.
- late 10th century, Ælfric, the Old English Hexateuch, Leviticus 11:9
Declension
Declension of sciell (strong ō-stem)
Synonyms
- (shell): sċealu
Derived terms
- ǣġsċiell (“eggshell”)
- hnutsċiell (“nutshell”)
- sǣsċiell (“seashell”)
- sċielfisċ (“shellfish”)
- sċielliht (“scaly”)