sciell

Old English

Alternative forms

• sċiel, sċyll, sċyl, sċill, sċil, sċell, sċel

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *skaljō.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʃi͜yll/, [ʃi͜yɫ]

Noun

sċiell f

1. 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.

2. 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.

Declension

Declension of sciell (strong ō-stem)

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	sċiell	sċiella, sċielle
accusative	sċielle	sċiella, sċielle
genitive	sċielle	sċiella
dative	sċielle	sċiellum

Synonyms

• (shell): sċealu

Derived terms

• ǣġsċiell (“eggshell”)
• hnutsċiell (“nutshell”)
• sǣsċiell (“seashell”)
• sċielfisċ (“shellfish”)
• sċielliht (“scaly”)

Descendants

• Middle English: schelle
  • English: shell
  • Scots: schel, schell