hratele

Old English

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Alternative forms

• hrætele
• hrætel — in combination

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *hratalā, from Proto-Germanic *hrat- (“to rattle”), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)kerd- (“to move, swing, jump”). Cognate with Middle Dutch ratele, ratel, whence Dutch ratel, ratelaar.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈxrɑ.te.le/, [ˈr̥ɑ.te.le]

Noun

hratele f

1. (botany) rattlewort

Declension

Declension of hratele (weak)

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	hratele	hratelan
accusative	hratelan	hratelan
genitive	hratelan	hratelena
dative	hratelan	hratelum

Derived terms

• hrætelwyrt

Related terms

• hratian

Descendants

• Middle English: ratele, ratel
  • English: rattle