stræl
Old English
Alternative forms
- strǣle f
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *strēlaz, *strēlō (“arrow, ray, beam”), from Proto-Indo-European *strēl- *strēlā- (“arrow, beam”). Cognate with Old Saxon strāla, Middle Dutch strael (Dutch straal), Old High German strāla (German Strahl). The Proto-Indo-European root is also the source of Proto-Slavic *strěla (Russian стрела́ (strelá)).
Pronunciation
Noun
strǣl m or f
- an arrow
Descendants
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