þyfel

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *þūbil, equivalent to þūf +‎ -el.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈθyː.fel/, [ˈθyː.vel]

Noun

þȳfel m (nominative plural þȳfelas)

1. a leafy plant
2. a bush
3. a thicket

Declension

Strong a-stem:

	singular	plural
nominative	þȳfel	þȳfelas
accusative	þȳfel	þȳfelas
genitive	þȳfeles	þȳfela
dative	þȳfele	þȳfelum

Related terms

• þūf
• þūft

Descendants

• Middle English: *thevel, theve
  • ⇒ Middle English: þefþorne
  • ⇒ Middle English: thaveley