þweal

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *þwahl, from Proto-Germanic *þwahlą, derived from *þwahaną (“to wash”), whence Old English þwēan.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /θwæ͜ɑːl/

Noun

þwēal n

1. washing

Declension

Declension of þwēal (strong a-stem)

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	þwēal	þwēal
accusative	þwēal	þwēal
genitive	þwēales	þwēala
dative	þwēale	þwēalum

Derived terms

• handþwēal

Related terms

• þwǣle