eagþyrel

Old English

FWOTD – 11 October 2023

Ēagþyrel, innan ġesewen.

Alternative forms

• ēgþyrl, ēhþyrl, ēahþyrl, ēahþerl, ēaghþyrl, ēagþyrl, ēghþyrl

Etymology

From ēage (“eye”) +‎ þyrel (“hole”).

For semantic parallels, compare Old Norse vindauga (“window”, literally “wind-eye" or "wind-hole”) from Old Norse auga (“eye”), Gothic 𐌰𐌿𐌲𐌰𐌳𐌰𐌿𐍂𐍉 (augadaurō, “window”, literally “eye-door”) and Proto-Slavic *okъnò (“window”) from Proto-Slavic *ȍko (“eye”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈæ͜ɑːɡˌθy.rel/, [ˈæ͜ɑːɣˌθy.rel]

Noun

ēagþyrel n

1. window

Declension

Strong a-stem:

	singular	plural
nominative	ēagþȳrel	ēagþyrlu
accusative	ēagþȳrel	ēagþyrlu
genitive	ēagþyrles	ēagþyrla
dative	ēagþyrle	ēagþyrlum

Synonyms

• ēagduru
• fenester

Descendants

• Middle English: ehþurl, eie þurl, eiȝe þirle
  • English: eyethurl

References

• Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898) “eagþyrl”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary‎^[1], 2nd edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.