þæcele

Old English

Alternative forms

• þæċile, þæċelle, þeċele, þeċelle, þæċċilla, þæċela, þæċċille, þæċella, þæċċillæ

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *þakilā, *þakilljā, from Proto-Germanic *þakiljǭ, from Proto-Germanic *þakjaną, *þak- (“to burn”). Related to Old High German dahhezzen, dachezzen (“to flame, flare up, blaze”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈθæt͡ʃele/

Noun

þæċele f

1. torch, light

Declension

Weak:

	singular	plural
nominative	þæċele	þæċelan
accusative	þæċelan	þæċelan
genitive	þæċelan	þæċelena
dative	þæċelan	þæċelum

Synonyms

• (torch): fæcele

Descendants

• Middle English: þechene, thechene