þwæle

Old English

Alternative forms

• ðuaele, thuēle, thuǣlę

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *þwahilā.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈθwæː.le/

Noun

þwǣle f

1. a strip of material (e.g. bandage, ribbon, fillet, headband, etc.)
2. towel

Declension

Weak feminine (n-stem):

	singular	plural
nominative	þwǣle	þwǣlan
accusative	þwǣlan	þwǣlan
genitive	þwǣlan	þwǣlena
dative	þwǣlan	þwǣlum

Related terms

• þwēal
• þwēan