Reconstruction:Old English/isgicel

This Old English entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *īsajikil, *īsajekul, equivalent to īs (“ice”) +‎ ġiċel (“icicle”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈiːs.ji.t͡ʃel/, [ˈiːz.ji.t͡ʃel]

Noun

*īsġiċel m

1. icicle

Usage notes

Although the form *īsġiċel is not attested, the similar construction īses ġiċel, literally 'icicle of ice,' does appear in the Old English corpus.

Descendants

• Middle English: isykle, isikel, ysekel, iseȝokill, izekelle, ysȝikel, yskel, ysse-ikkle
  • English: icicle
  • Early Scots: ice-shokil (< Middle English iseȝokill)
    • Scots: iceshogle, iceshoggle, ishogle, eeshogel, schokle, sheckle, shockle, shaikle
  • →? Elfdalian: aisikkel

References

• Charles Talbot Onions, editor (1966), The Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology, London, England: Oxford University Press