cylu

Old English

Alternative forms

• cylew — perhaps an error for cylwe ?

Etymology

Unknown. Perhaps related to col (“coal”). Alternatively, perhaps derived from Proto-West Germanic *kalwī (“baldness, unfledgedness, callowness”), due to the fact that the young of many animals are often spotted or speckled.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈky.lu/

Adjective

cylu

1. spotted; speckled

Declension

Declension of cylu — Strong

Singular	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	cylu, cylo	cylu, cylo	cylu, cylo
Accusative	cylone	cylwe	cylu, cylo
Genitive	cylwes	cylore	cylwes
Dative	cylwum	cylore	cylwum
Instrumental	cylwe	cylore	cylwe
Plural	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	cylwe	cylwa, cylwe	cylu, cylo
Accusative	cylwe	cylwa, cylwe	cylu, cylo
Genitive	cylora	cylora	cylora
Dative	cylwum	cylwum	cylwum
Instrumental	cylwum	cylwum	cylwum

Declension of cylu — Weak

Singular	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	cylwa	cylwe	cylwe
Accusative	cylwan	cylwan	cylwe
Genitive	cylwan	cylwan	cylwan
Dative	cylwan	cylwan	cylwan
Instrumental	cylwan	cylwan	cylwan
Plural	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	cylwan	cylwan	cylwan
Accusative	cylwan	cylwan	cylwan
Genitive	cylora, cylwena	cylora, cylwena	cylora, cylwena
Dative	cylwum	cylwum	cylwum
Instrumental	cylwum	cylwum	cylwum

Descendants

• ⇒ Middle English: forculien, vorculen (“to darken or blacken by scorching”)