æþel
Old English
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[edit]Etymology
[edit]From a suffixed form of Proto-Germanic *ōþ-; see *ōþil (“homeland”). Cognate with Old Saxon oðil, Old Frisian ethel, Old High German uodil, Old Norse óðal.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]ǣþel m
- homeland, ancestral territory
- noble, a person of the ruling class (a personified extension of the first definition)
Declension
[edit]Strong a-stem:
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | ǣþel | ǣþelas |
| accusative | ǣþel | ǣþelas |
| genitive | ǣþeles | ǣþela |
| dative | ǣþele | ǣþelum |