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

(botany) rattlewort

Declension

Weak:

	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