eagæppel

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *augapl (“eyeball, pupil”), equivalent to ēage +‎ æppel. Cognate with Old Frisian āgappel (“eyeball”), Old High German ougapful (“eyeball”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈæ͜ɑːɡˌæp.pel/, [ˈæ͜ɑːɣˌæp.pel]

Noun

ēagæppel m

1. eyeball
2. pupil

Declension

Strong u-stem:

	singular	plural
nominative	ēagæppel	ēagæppla
accusative	ēagæppel	ēagæppla
genitive	ēagæppla	ēagæppla
dative	ēagæppla	ēagæpplum

Strong a-stem:

	singular	plural
nominative	ēagæppel	ēagæpplas
accusative	ēagæppel	ēagæpplas
genitive	ēagæpples	ēagæppla
dative	ēagæpple	ēagæpplum

Descendants

• Middle English: ij appel
  • English: eye-apple
  • ⇒ Middle English: appel of þe eyȝe, appel of the eie, appel of the yë
    • English: apple of the eye