Reconstruction:Old English/isgicel

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