cycgel

Old English

Alternative forms

• kyċġel

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *kuggil, from Proto-Germanic *kuggilaz (“knobbed instrument”), derivative of Proto-Germanic *kuggǭ (“cog, swelling”), from Proto-Indo-European *gewgʰ- (“swelling, bow”), from Proto-Indo-European *gew- (“to bow, bend, arch, curve”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkyj.jel/, [ˈkyd.d͡ʒel]

Noun

cyċġel m

1. cudgel, a strong stick

Declension

Strong a-stem:

	singular	plural
nominative	cyċġel	cyċġelas
accusative	cyċġel	cyċġelas
genitive	cyċġeles	cyċġela
dative	cyċġele	cyċġelum

Descendants

• English: cudgel