snegel
Old English
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Proto-Germanic *snagilaz.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]sneġel m
Usage notes
[edit]- Like its modern Germanic cognates (German Schnecke, Icelandic snigill, Swedish snigel), this word referred to both snails and slugs. Ælfric lists the word for a snail in particular as ġehūsod sneġel (literally “housed snail”). No word for a slug in particular is attested; if one existed, it may have been *unġehūsod sneġel, or *nacod sneġel like German Nacktschnecke (literally “naked snail”), or something else.
Declension
[edit]Strong a-stem:
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | sneġel | sneġlas |
| accusative | sneġel | sneġlas |
| genitive | sneġles | sneġla |
| dative | sneġle | sneġlum |